Hi Everyone, Hope everyone is ok.I've not posted for a a while. Had a review mtg with social worker today and he thinks it would be a great idea to pursue...
Hi, As someone with Wernicke's Encephalopathy and still driving, I would say that anyone with the disease who is any worse than I am (including those with...
My father is still in denial that he has wks, he is only allowed to drive a very short distance the store is very close by, what made you realize you had wks?...
Hi, Sunni, What I meant using the term borderline was whether or not I should be driving, not whether or not I had the disease. I do not have WKS, I have WE....
I voluntarily gave up driving. I felt that I have enough to live with and I could not live with the fact that my own pride may cause me to hurt or kill s ...
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sorry for the miis understanding, I am not sure I know what Wernicke's Encephalopathy is..I wasnt aware of it, will look it up as well, maybe my dad was mis...
Thats great to know, my dad mostly has us drive him to Dt. appts etc and my grandparents, his parents where he stays for a change at times, he still drinks his...
I think there are two separate issues to deal with in this instance. Firstly I think think that your dad would have to go for a medical examination and part of...
Thanks for the replies everyone, I'm going to call the DVLA myself (after saying I wasn't getting involved!) I undersatnd that as well that they would have to...
Mr. Corby, Thank you for sharing your concerns. My father past away Nov of 2006 of WKS, he drank himself to death. If I were you, I would seek a lawyers...
Jeanitta, i am sorry about the loss of your father, my father is 60 and is choosing alcohol as well, how did you learn to live with that? or did you? He hasnt...
Marc, i am at the very beginning of this WKSD with my father, when you said short term, is that how it starts? My dad continues to drink as well he repaest a...
First, thanks in advance if you take the time to read my ranting. I hope I don't scare anyone away before I can get the help I desperately need. My mother has...
I've added some links to our group that you might find helpful. I know some of the others who have dealt with parents with this will answer soon. Marg ...
Hi, I'm not sure how I can help but I can tell you my story. My dad became ill after returning from a holiday in Greece.He was 55 then. I thought he had food...
Hi Marg, I have to thank you. You have found an article about WK that has turned on a light bulb in my head. The first link you show below puts into words a...
Hello, My dad also has wks, and he was severe, and has stopped vodka and now only drinks his beer, while he cares for his parents, its almost like he is back....
Marg, How is Allen doing? I wanted to thank you for reposting the WKS facts sheets. My dad is up for another interdisciplinary care plan meeting this Thursday....
I am so sorry to hear of your situation. I'm also sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your note. By now you have probly already heard from her doctors...
I am sorry to hear of your stories, My dad is 60 long long story, he takes vitamins and believe it or not Flintstones vitamins are recommend3d for WKS, he was...
Hi Your mother sounds to be in a similar situation to my brother in Oct 2002 when he was 48. He was extremely ill and unrecognisable. I was warned that he...
Hi Your mother sounds to be in a similar situation to my brother in Oct 2002 when he was 48. He was extremely ill and unrecognisable. I was warned that he...
After almost a year of being stable (as stable can be for a WKS patient in a nursing home)my dad has all of the sudden slipped into a deeply confused state. He...
Hi Carrie, Any infection can be enough to send someone into a confused state for a few days but a week does sound strange. My dad had a UTI and that made him...
Kaye, The doctor had suspected hypercalcemia but physically my dad seems fine. No muscle pain. He's up wandering around a lot. This is unusual for him. He...
Hi, I took my dad for his check up with his consultant last week and told him about the social workers plan to reapply for my dads driving license. At least...
Kaye, Myself as well as others on this board could tell you what will happen if your dad continues to drink and how fast he will deteriorate. From the time my...
Hi Kaye, I don't post here very often but I am always lurking. I'm sorry, but I don't have any advice for you either...I just figured I would pipe in that I...
Thanks Dave and Carrie for the posts It's just so damn frustrating that he went to a Nursing Home and 'improved' so now lives on his own with support and that...
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