My husband was just diagnoses with this after 3 weeks in the hospital. We have been told that this is permanent and we need to look for long term care. He is...
Your husband's younger than me! I think the best help would be from the ones that have it and are doing well. Was it caused from drinking and if so, has he...
Kelli, I'm sorry you're in such a very difficult situation right now. I hope that you're getting some support from friends and family. You may need to ask...
Kelli, My x husband has it also, and i do find that he just has short term memory lose he can remember along time ago. My prayers are with you and i will...
Kelli, So sorry to her about your husband. What happened? Is this his first episode of this type? There is hope for recovery. It just take a lot of time. Time...
Thanks to everyone for your response to my email. My husband has been drinking since the age of 17. We live in houston and i am blessed that i do have family...
Kelli, your husband might be able to recover his strength after a while. When my 71-year-old father was last hospitalized, he had gait and coordination...
Kelli, My dad also has trouble walking. Sometimes it's worse. Right now, he walks unsteadily. He has therapy 3 times a week. He lives in an assisted living...
Amanda , My Brother in law was 36 when we were told he had WKS. He was a heavy drinker. We placed him in a nursing home. It takes a full year for all symptoms...
Hi, I know I haven't been keeping the group updated lately on my father... but, I have to say... that Thanksgiving was a little over a year since my father's...
Hello everyone.... I think it was just yesterday I let everyone know of my pending trip to the White Mountains in Arizona to see my dad. Today, the nursing ...
Kelli.... Keep the faith! He will recover. It just takes time. I was told my dad would never recover. I was scared to death. He scared me! To make a long story...
Carrie, I'm so sorry for you and being so far from him can't be easy. As far as the hallucinations, my dad had those in February. After he fell and was taken...
Hi Kelli, Keep your chin up and the prayers flowing... I was told the same thing as Carrie (exactly the same events happened too)... only my dad didn't start...
Hi Kelli: The nursing home may suprise you and if you think of it more as a rehabilitation for physical therapy as opposed to a long term solution it can help....
Hi Carrie: Your visit may very well be revving him up. About 6 months into it some relatives came to see my Mother and she got very excited. It actually...
I think you are right! Reading emails from Amanda and yourself, reminded me of the past experiences we have had with bladder infections causing abnormal...
Carrie, it sounds like it would be a good idea for your father to get a thorough medical examination. Doctors will tend to ascribe his symptoms to the WKS but...
... Don't give up hope. I had it and recovered. It is a weird syndrome, and takes time to recover from it. Most people that have it don't recover, so I...
... Dana, I found out today that that was true for me too. I was talking to a co- worker, who said they all knew there was something wrong, but didn't know...
I wanted to offer blessings to all of you on easter. I woke up early this morning (seems to be happening frequently) thinking that this is so hard and wishing...
This is pretty much the same story of what happened with my dad during the beginning of his last episode. I started getting strange calls from him, his...
So far so good. Dad was happy to see us. My brother is still soaking it all in. He hasn't seen dad in 4+ years, whereas I have lived this WKS for those 4+...
Group, I typically lurk around and poke my head in when I think I can contribute and help someone out. On Carrie's subject of nursing homes, I just moved my ...
Dave, After a long day.....thank you for bringing a smile to my face! We've been up here, cleaning up my dad's house. We're exhusted. Back down the mountain...
It's funny how there are so many similarities. My dad has been saying he can live on his own as well. He says if he had a caretaker check on him a couple...
The frustration lies in getting our parent to accept he cannot take care of himself. After all, how many times have we already gone through this? I don't want...
My dad and I are both in Illinois, just southwest of Chicago. The nursing home he is in is about 30 – 45 minutes away from where I live, depending on...
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