Carrie, I am sorry for what you are going through. It is all so complicated, the emotions we go through as we see our loved one change into someone different...
Dana, this is all great advise. I have been down the Medicaid road and one must be informed if they hope to receive benefits. Thanks for taking the time to...
Hi everyone! I leave for Arizona early Thursday morning. I'm feeling good about the trip right now. In the past day, I've talked to my dad's case worker, the...
While I won't have regular email access, I'll email Amanda from my cell to let you all know how things are. Carrie misticuf <misticuf@...> wrote: Carrie:...
... cell to let you all know how things are. ... Carrie: When you said "email from my cell," I didn't read it quite right. I hope you're talking about a phone!...
Carrie: I hope the visit with your Dad goes well. It sounds like you have a good team in place and things are on the right track. I think you will find it...
Kathy: You're email is a reminder of how even though we are different, our stories are all the same. The guilt I have is what tears me apart. After a good cry,...
Tomorrow's the day! I'm leaving early Thursday morning for Arizona...me, my son, my mom and the "dog". I wanted to thank you all for your support, words of...
I have spent 2 years going to Doctors. After doing alot of research I brought up the possibility Of WKS to my neurolgist. I wasn't an alcoholic but I did drink...
Just wanted to let everyone know I'm home safe. It was an emotional trip of which I'll write about tomorrow. My dad is definintly much worse. But he is in a...
It's been a week now since my son and I saw my dad. I'm coming to grips with my dad as I knew him ....is gone. All the things I worried myself over like "would...
Carrie, you wrote that you had decided to sell your father's house. Are you absolutely sure this is the best thing to do? Selling his house will cause your...
Hi Carrie, From my own experience, I would say that he probably didn't know who you were the whole time. It probably came and went. He probably was confused...
We understand that when we sell the house, we will have to pay for his care. We went through this in California with my step grandmother. 3800.00 a month for...
I truely believe you are right. I know when we first walked into my dad's room, we think he called my son by name but the longer we were there, he started...
Sorry all. My internet service was switching over and I couldn't access my email until today. Carrie, I agree with Nora that your dad probably didn't always...
Is there anyone else out there who finds themselves re-reading over old posts when they are having a bad day? With the holidays, I think about my dad...
I'm guessing a lot of us are people like me who are lurking around. I always read everyone's post, but if I don't feel that I have anything I can contribute I...
My dad is doing good. He was diagnosed with WKS back in 1986, and he isn’t as bad as some people’s situation in this group. He has the short term memory...
When your dad went through this, was this his first time going through withdrawls? Did he quit drinking for good? My dad did not....the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,...
My wife is 45 and has WKS. It seems that most of you guys's loved ones are parents, (older.) Any one else have a spouse afflicted with this? Also. most...
Hi Elliot, I am one of the few Wernicke's Encephalopathy sufferers here. I just turned 49. I live alone but one of my daughter's keeps pretty close track of...
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