Hi Everybody. I'm John, 42, and live near Port Macquarie, NSW Aussie. I've been reading thru lots of your mssgs over the last (I forget), weeks. And find a lot...
Gidday John.........its so good to see someone on this group that is closer to home.........I understand your language!!!! I'm in NZ but alas do not have WKS...
Hi Tania. Nice to here from you, and its good to know you're a bit closer also, even though you're a kiwi…. (Joking). Hope your Father (can I have a smoke)...
Hi John, Welcome to the group. My name is Nora and I'm one of the one's who has this disease. I was diagnosed with Wernicke's Encephalopathy in the first...
We just got off a plane from Scotland and I immediately drove my husband to hospital. He collapsed physically during our holiday and is now unable to walk or...
Hello, My father has been in a nursing home for 4 1/2 years...he is 67. He was diagnosed with Dementia...but all the symptoms point toward WKS. There was...
In my case, looking over the last few years, my dad's first onslaught of this disease came in 5/03 when he experienced symptoms just like your husband. That's...
If caught "early" enough , wernicke's can be stopped with massive doses of intravenous of thiamine , but once a person has wernicke's and or korsakoff's they...
Hi Kerry: Dementia is an all encompassing term that applies to all kinds of diseases that effect brain function, WKS, Alzhiemers, Picks disease, etc. WKS does...
Mary: Once your husband has stopped drinking and has been through thiamin replacement therapy, it can take up to a year to determine how impaired he will be. ...
... How are you. I have the full blown WKS memory,blah,eyes blah,ect and I'm only 42. I can see my life falling through my ass........ pardon LIVER Any...
Two questions for you John.....1) how did they finally diagnose it?? (ct, mri, PET)???? and 2) do you suffer a continuious 24/7 headache which comes and goes...
John: One thing you really have going for you (and Nora, and Shawn, and the rest of the sufferers) is your insight into what is going on with you. My mom...
... it?? (ct, ... which comes and ... Hi Shawn How are you... I'm OK. 2 questions sounds good.. Ok firstly it took about 3 doctors, 1 orthopedic specialist...
... Thank you for your response and I hope you are going OK. I agree with what you said about people not seeing it from our side but, if they did, they would...
Hi John, There's one thing I can guarantee you if you keep drinking. The disease will get worse, John. Nora ... Thank you for your response and I hope you are...
Hi Nora how are you going. Thanx for the reminder. But I still drink my heart away. I can't turn, too many years. Hopefully one day we might all get together...
... the rest of ... mom really ... the need for ... stimulate ... complacent about ... is happy ... hope that you ... just by your ... keep ... Thank you so...
John: My mom can tell you the charachters on the soaps, good guys, bad guys, etc. I should say most of what she watches are soaps so she knows the charachters ...
I'd settle for being properly diagnosed.I'v'e researched this disease to death for 8 years ever since i read about it and all the pieces of the puzzle fit,yet...
Shawn: As you have learned, what the dr has told you is wrong. My mom drank heavily for about 5 years and got it. While she was a heavy drinker prior to ...
... I'm working on it... and you have given me a bit more go... You have the gift of the gab Kathy ..thanx for your support. Shit nobody has droven it into me...
Blank I would like to share some exciting news with the group. As some of you may know, I am the founder of this group, as well as, many other groups that...
JOhn, I have to agree with Kathy. Watching my dad die and knowing he could slow it down, not get much worse, whatever is the most frustrating, angry betrayal...
Hi, Let me start from the beginning... My father fell and broke his ankle about 3 weeks ago. Prior to that, he was a fully functioning adult! Sharp mind and...
My Brother in law has WKS and has had for about 2 yrs now. They told us it takes a full yr for all the symtoms to surface. He was like your Father also. Mark(...
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