... the ... I ... that ... my ... not ... he ... is. ... reason ... does, ... does ... Hi Amanda How ru? Read your last post'n and I hope things are going 2...
John, Glad to hear you're still kicking. Also glad you found your birth mother. I don't think I knew that. My husband is 44. I keep teasing him he's an "old...
Hi John! I've emailed you a few times. Wondering where you were and if you were ok. I've received your Yahoo instant messages but I think our timings' off. I'm...
Hi! I just joined this group. I am a sufferer of Wernicke's/Korsakoff's. According to my neuropsychologist, I am the most amazing recovery he's ever seen. I...
Hi Sherry, Welcome to the group. There are a few actual WKS members on this site. Be patient. They will respond. That's great to hear you have made a recovery....
Welcome Sherry! Carrie already told you that there are a few sufferers here. Just be patient, sometimes it takes them (and those of us not suffering awhile to...
... My brother is also making a good recovery he can manage on his own with aids. At first he thought he had lost 5-10 years of memories but slowly this is...
FYI....I have already been corresponding with Sherry off list. Just wanted the group to know I was not ignoring her... Nora Beccah <babyonyx@...> wrote:...
Well I got 1st posting for Jan 2007 Will I score the last? Just a bit of fun. Anyway my hard drive, I'm going fdisk n' format it very soon so if you all could...
... Becca, I have heard from Nora, and it was nice to communicate with someone else who has had it. Unlike your mom, I had the full syndrome. You should hear...
... site. Be patient. They will respond. ... lucky. Carrie, Sorry your dad was not as lucky. I realize that my recovery was pretty much a miracle. I have a...
... My memory is getting better too. I got sick last June and was in the hospital until early July. I then went to rehab and was expected to be there 3...
Hi, Recently a question came up concerning WKS and recovery. Now that I am recovered, do they still consider I have WKS, or that I HAD WKS? Does anyone know?...
Dear Sherry I work with people who have been diagnosed as suffering from WKS and over a period of time some have shown variable rates of recovery. Usually...
... route. What has changed to stop the situation from happening again? ... Hi, Nothing has changed, and I am abstaining. I just want to know more about the...
Hi Sherry....My name is Shawn and thought for the last 10 years that i might have WKS due to heavy drinking as a teen and subsequent memory troubles that ...
I totally agree with u mate..... But I don't think I can turn..! Yes I want 2c my daughter and g/daughter grow up... But I have my own isuses to deal with.......
... WKS has been definetly ... I'm glad of that for you! During the last 10 years though i have researched WKS to the ... life, abstaining ... does not ... ...
Hi, This list is sure quiet right now. How is everyone? I am doing well. I'm trying to get private health insurance, and WKS sure turns off all carriers! I...
Sorry to hear that Sherry.From what i gather you are in the US.It's basically the same here,my thinking is that it's such a rare and unknown disease to most...
... unknown disease to ... Yes, it's unknown and the recovery rate is so small that no one wants to take you on if you've had it. As you all know, having the...
My dad was admitted to the hospital yesterday for what his assisted living facility thought was a stroke. The hospital he was admitted to isn't real on the...
Hi, Not posted for a while....Last few months have been a bit mad. Social services decided to rehouse my dad from his residential care home to a bungalow in...
My dad's recent episode also began with weakness in his legs. Remember I began receiving calls from him stating he could not walk? People who saw him thought...
... I wish I knew enough to help you. WKS is such an "esoteric" disease, I can't find much on it either. My best wishes for you and your dad. Sherry...
Hi Sherry you can try this link for information. sadly wks is not as rare as many people think, according to some professionals I have spokent to it seems be ...
Ali, What town is your brother in,,,,im having a hard time finding a place for my x husband who has it,,,hes 50 and everyone in the assisted living place is...
In a message dated 2/15/2007 9:23:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, accp@... writes: He hasn't been drinking since April. Here's my question, From what I've...
Kathryn, The information I have gleaned agrees with what you said. Nora kathym530@... wrote: In a message dated 2/15/2007 9:23:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,...