hi...I juat found this group and I am really interested in finding out more...my wife was diagnosed with this in February of this year, and I [m still trying...
Hi Elliot...welcome to the group. My name is Nora and I'm one of only a few members who suffer from Wernicke's Encephalopathy. Most of the group members are...
... look forward to reading through the archives, and hearing from anyone in the community, so I can learn to live and grow through our common experience. ......
Hi Elliott SOrry to hear about your wife and I wish you all the best There is certainly lots of history to look at on this site! My partner also suffers from...
Elliot- Hope all is well for you. My brother appears to be suffering from Korsakoff. He hasn't officially been diagnosed yet (they did diag. Wernecke). None of...
Trevor & All, Welcome to the group Elliot. I had to smile at Trevor's talk of how W/K folks don't hold a grudge. And I really had to smile when he talked about...
Wow Kathy! That was like reading my story of my Mom Verbaetum! My Mom was diagnosed August 2005 at age 61. She was in an induced coma in the hospital to try...
Hi Elliot, I'm so sorry about your wife being diagnosed so young! I'm new here too. My mom was diagnosed in August of last year and I'm still trying to figure...
Has anyone had experinece with the advanced stages of Korsakoff's? My dad was just placed in a nursing home for the 4th time in 3 years. Each time, he has...
Hello everyone... My name is Toni and I am looking for help and support for my brother. He is currently suffering from Wernicke's from malnutrition, he did...
Bryan --- I was interested in hearing more about your brother's case. I am in a similar situation and I was wondering how your brother was dealing with the...
Bryan, My name is Carrie and I'm in Cali. My dad is into his 3rd year of this disease. He was recently admitted to the hospital and then a nusring home for the...
I have three years experience with advanced stages with continued drinking. I have no hope to offer you, only that I'm going through it with you. My dad is...
Hi Jackie: Sorry to hear about your Mom. Our mother's journies do sound similar. Her nursing home was also in CT. (Middletown) Once my mother got to the...
Hi Marg and Allen: I loved reading about your life together and he is lucky to have you to help him. My mother is also an example that not all sufferers...
Hi Toni: I am sorry about your brother. If you look through our past posts there are a few people who did not get this as a result of alcoholism. Tracey, I...
Amanda, Your story very much mirrors my own. I cried......again. We applied for Long Term Care again. This time it looks like he will qualify. Of course we...
Carrie: Take pictures so that when they try to release him to you can show he is a danger to himself. I know how you feel with the anger. Use it to so...
Hi Kathy, Not only DID I take picutres, we also took video. Unfortunately, I do not have POA. I only have medical and mental POA which is a good start. We are...
Carrie, I know exactly how you feel. Yesterday my dad was released to an "assisted living" place. He can come and go as he likes. He will be drinking as...
Hi Amanada, How are you holding up? Been a bad day for me. The behavior center I requested my dad be sent to (he's been there before) refused to take him. On...
I have posted little on this group, so for those that don't know me: My fifty-four year old husband was diagnosed with WKS almost three years ago. He was in...
HI Denell: My mom has gained quite a bit of weight due to her increased caloric intake and lack of activity so I would think it is normal to gain weight....
My dad is also on the Lactulose twice a day, but has not seen a weight gain from it. He has seen a weight gain over the last year or so due to inactivity as...
My mother also gained quite a bit of weight- almost doubling her weight in the first year or so of being sick. It was heartbreaking to watch her go from 100...
I know how you feel Amanda. Unfortunately, even when they stop drinking. It is the same!!! My father in law lives with us and has now for one year. He has...
Carrie, Sorry I haven't responded, I was out of town for a few days with my mom. I checked on my dad, dreading each time that they would tell me he had left...
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