I have the same problem with my dad sometimes, though lately he has been better. I think part of my dad's problem is he doesn't have as much of a concept of...
Just an insight here maybe...while I have the Wernicke part but not the Korsakoff part, it has been a struggle for me also to find an acceptable sleeping...
My ex husband has been in a care home which supposedly specialises in WKS. He has been there for almost two years. It seems to us that his condition is...
Hi Isobel Where do you live? Your ex husband sounds very much like my mum. She too has been in care homes for Korsakoff most recently she was moved into the...
HI Isobel: My mom too pretty much stays in her room and doesn't mix with the other residents except for meals. Like Pam said, the other residents are much...
Isobel, My brother-in-law is 38 and he is also in a nursing home.We live in the state of Illinois and it is very hard to find a place that will take someone of...
-Hi Isobel, It really depends to what degree of WKS your ex husband has. My dad too is in a nursing home (he is 64) and he has no interest in anyone or...
Hi, Can anyone help? Had a phonecall today from my dad who told me that he had been told he is moving from the residential home to a house in two weeks. He...
Kaye, My heart goes out to you dear. Although I am the one with the Wernicke's Encephalopathy, I have twin daughters who are 25, and I know what worrying...
I am so sorry. I am 31 and my dad was diagnosed with this disease in October of last year. Since then, he's been in another DUI (his third in two years),...
My common law husband has just been diagonosed with Korsakoff's syndrome. He has been in the hospital for over 2 weeks now which means he has not had a drink...
Hi, Thats what they said about my dad this time last year. He was in hospital 33 weeks in the end because we struggled to find somewhere suitable. When they...
Hi Kaye, He is 45 years old. The confusion was very sudden. He started sleeping all the time about 2 monthes ago. Than 3 weeks ago he started asking questions...
Hi Kaye: Is it at all possible that the house they are speaking of is some sort of supervised home, like perhaps an assisted living facility. My mom has been...
Michele: From my experience with my mother your husband is in the very early stages of this and may very well still have some effects from alcohol withdrawal....
Hi Michelle, My dads long term memory was affected at the begining too. He asked for his mum (she'd died 4 years previously) his grandfather, he didn't believe...
Hi All, I haven't written for a little while but I thought I would give a little update on my father's situation, perhaps relevant to the Scottish contingent,...
Hi Kaye, He is on Vitamin B but seems to be worse than ever the last couple of days. He could not walk at first because of swelling from water retention. That...
Hi Steve, Nice to hear from you. Glad your dad is doing ok in his new home. It makes a difference when our loved ones are near. Totally agree with your view...
Hi, Karen. My name is Heather. I was diagnosed with Korsecoff 2 years ago after a severe seizure. I was only 33 when I was diagnosed with Korsecoff.I too slept...
Hi Michele, My mom was diagnosed 3 years ago w/ WKS after several trips to the emergency room and long hospital visits. She went through terrible DT's and...
Dear Jeffrey: Well, the last thing I ever expected to find when I Googled you was a picture of a bald head! How are you Jeffrey? It's me, Mary Paulson (now...
Hi Michelle Your story sounds the very same as mine. My mum too was diagnosed with Korsakoff 3 years ago after a seizure. She too is in a nursing home, has...
-- Hi Pamela, Congratulations on your forthcoming wedding. I know it will be difficult with your mum not there but it is the most special day of your life and...
Heather, Hi...good to hear from you. Um I have a question....did only 1 neurologist diagnose you? Or did you get a second opinion? The reason I'm wondering...
This is really not an appropriate list for this discussion, Please take it off list. mjpcrp@... wrote:Dear Jeffrey: Well, the last thing I ever expected...
Michele, my 52 year old husband was diagnosed with WKS two years ago. I too could not believe that he must go in a nursing home. Since I have two young...
Does anyone have issues with relatives behaving strangely when it comes to care of the WKS sufferer and control of their care? A cousin and I are disagreeing...
-hi lynn, This is a difficult one, it is nice your aunt has so many people looking out for her. I think you need to explain to your cousin how you feel and...
My mom has just been diagnosed w/ this problem 3 weeks ago and I haven't had a lot of time to research the disorder. She is for now residing in a nursing home...
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