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...
Dave, Tell me more about your dad's life in the nursing home? Does he get involved in activities? Socialize with anyone? Room with anyone? How long has he been...
Carrie, Thanks for the reply.He went from the hospital to the nursing home for 2 years and then moved into own place a yr a go. In all that time he has never...
Carrie, He has been in the nursing home for almost a year now. It is frustrating because he is on a floor that has a lot of non-social people (Alzhiemers,...
Dave, My dad is in a nursing home also. It will be two years on July 5th. This time it's for keeps. My dad went the same route as yours. First the locked...
Carrie, I am so sorry to hear this. I keep reading the pots when Ican, and i know someday my dad will be there too. he stopped Vodka now that he is needed and...
Carrie, out of curiosity, is your dad on any kind of anti-depressants? Have the dosage levels of any of his meds been changed? I know there was a brief time...
Hi everyone, As I write this, it comes with a very heavy heart. Today I was told my dad is dying. He is in end stage dementia. Dr. Lowe said unless he has a ...
I am so sorry to hear this, my heart goes out to you. How can anyone say how much longer a person has? No one knows? unless he is shutting down kidney failing...
He has begun shutting down. From what I understand he has deteriorated badly over the past two days. This is why hospice has been called in. They are calling...
Hi All, My husband is 53 years old, drinks between 15-30 beers per day, every day (15 is on a good day). He has alcoholic liver disease (diffuse fatty liver...
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a manifestation of thiamine deficiency, or beri-beri. This is usually secondary to alcohol abuse. Korsakoff's Psychosis and...
People who are concerned about a decline in cognitive function, including memory loss or unusual changes in mood or behavior should consult their physician as...
At first it is hard to distinguish between a "drunk buzz" and this disease since they are never sober. However, he is exhibiting the symptoms. Here's ...
Thank you all for your kind words and prayers. This has been an emotional roller coaster. One day my dad is nearly comatose, today he is sitting in a wheel...
It is with heavy heart that I tell all of you my dad passed away this morning at 6:20. I didn't make it in time to be there with him. I had received the call ...
I am so sorry to hear this, my heart is sad for you. I don't know what to say. I know I will be there soon with my dad too, its an awful place to be, when the...
Carrie, I am sorry for your loss. I was hoping that the doctors were wrong about it being end stage, and that you would be posting a message saying things were...
Carrie, I am so sorry to hear about your father. My computer has been down for a couple of weeks and I am checking my email on a laptop while at the hospital...
Nora, I am so glad to hear you are OK and that it is your computer that is ill. I have been worried about you. Carrie....hanging in there and remembering the...
It has been a very long time since I have posted anything. My mom was diagnosed with WKS 6 years ago and at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the age of 56...
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