Denell: When I first started going through this I was so upset that I went to a psychologist for awhile to help sort things out. The one piece of advice that...
Carrie, Yes, my dad exhibits paranoia. When he had his insurance office last summer, he ripped up the carpet looking for "bugs" (who would care what he...
Amanda, If I didn't know better, I'd think you were my long lost sister with the same father. Last night, my 13 year old son, reminded me when all this...
I forgot to further mention the name of the book I've turned toIt's called "loosening the Grip" A handbook of Alcohol Information. It's the 5th addition,...
Kathy, you always have just the right words. I have such issues with the difference between what I know on an intellectual level and the things I feel on an...
Happy August to all. I won't say anything about drinking. Just that my o'l saying 'keep a cool head'......!!! I can't turn....... to bloody hard. O'h n' by the...
Dear Trevor I have read your email a few times now (the original one from the 1st of may). I just hope I don't repeat any thing..! Gail my (well x- girlfriend...
Hi everyone delighted to find the group on the net. My brother was diagnosed six months ago. He suffers no major phyical effects but has long term memory...
Welcome Iasc, We do have members in Ireland. I'm sure they will respond to you soon. Some of us aren't able to check our emails as often, so be patient. In...
Hi, I haven't posted for a while, I've been busy moving house and selling my dads property abroad (2 years its taken me to get through legal process here and...
I am lucky in the fact that my mother has the encephalopathy and not the korsakoff's part of the wernicke's. She is able to live on her own, but not without...
I too am dealing with a tremedous amount of guilt right now. My dad is in his 3rd year of this terrible disease. You are right, it is a never ending cycle. We...
Beccah, Has your mom stopped drinking? 5 years with this disease? I cannot imagine going through this for that long. Carrie Beccah <babyonyx@...> wrote: ...
Carrie, FYI- my mom is "dulcineasmom", or Nora, on here. Well, she quit drinking on a regular basis, but I don't know exactly how much she does drink anymore....
Hi Carrie, I'm Beccah's mom. I know she's busy and I can handle your question.... I did have one wine cooler about a month ago. Prior to that it had been...
Hi, There is no need for anyone to feel guilty.Even if you dragged someone off to the doctor or hospital,because they are unlikely to go otherwise,the chances...
Dear Trevor I have read your email a few times now (the original one from the 1st of may). I just hope I don't repeat any thing..! Gail my (well x- girlfriend...
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Beccah, You are one of the lucky one's. I wish my dad would stop drinking. He's slowly killing himself. I came to grip with that long ago. Way before he was...
Beccah or Nora, What's the difference between the encephalopathy and the Korsakoff's? I've been told my dad has Korsakoff's but it has also been referred to as...
Beccah, Your story is so similar to mine that I had to comment........I am 32 and my mom has had Weirnike's for a year next week. I also had to take care of...
Hi Carrie, The Wernicke's Encephalopathy is what they call the "accute" phase of WKS. It does not include the Korsakoff's part. WKS is the more severe form,...
So happy to find this group! We're dealing with my alcoholic in-laws (early 70s). They drink about 5 litres of whiskey weekly between the two of them - one...
Hi, Just when I thought I was the only one in the world with such a problem. Long story short, He drank for over 40 years, worked 24 years at his plant,...
Hi Jahhook, You are not alone. There are many of us here who suffer just like you. My dad is also in another state in a nursing home as of July 5, 2006. He's...
That has been my repeating question. No one can give me even an approximate. My dad has hepatic encephalopathy and in February, my doctor said someone with...
As everyone has already stated, none of us seem to be able to find an answer to that question. My mother suffers from Wernicke's Encephalopathy, which is less...
i am wondering if anyone could give me some advice regarding my father.he was diagnosed with korsakoffs allmost two years ago after he broke his leg,my father...
I agree with everyone on this one. When my dad was diagnosed, his doctor said that "if" he recovered and continued to drink, he would be dead within six...
Hi everyone I've learn a lot reading all your messages. Thank You. It is finally sinking in that caring for my brother will be a term role. I would love to...
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