Hi, I may have posted this before, but I wanted to make sure everyone knew it. I got sick with WKS a few years ago. Before that, I had another condition...
I became a member and posted several weeks ago about my mother and her drinking and the fact that she has all the signs of wernicke/korsakoff. You all gave me...
agree the last 11 days have been great, not worried if he will show up or wander here or there etc etc..The district attorney said today, that they didn't...
Hello..its been a long time since I have posted or read orbeen in touch. My dad is Bill the fireman, who has been on and off..his WKS has reached a point where...
hi Dana, I agree. The thing is the police took himalready charged him with a PI then we bailed him out and went to the hospital in hopes they would admit him...
another miserable long day!!!started at 10 looking for dad he walked off again...a neighbor boy said he saw him walking in his rebel hat with no shirt headed...
Hello everyone, I have just found your group so I thought I would join and introduce myself. I live in the UK and I operate a few facilities for people with ...
I have been sitt'n on the side 4 a bit cos I flunk'd. Really sorry 2 hear about the passing away of loved ones. And did'nt have the guts to write cos I'm...
Hi guys: I haven't posted for a while, but I've been keeping a loose eye (or an eye, loosely) on stuff here. I came through the wernickes pretty well, but now...
hello - My Dad was diagnosed w/ WK & has been in an assisted living facility in another state for 3 years now. Don't get me started on the medicaid laws from...
Hello to everyone in this group, we have so many hard times and worries and fears and stories good and bad to share, and we all have this awful feeling inside,...
For him to understand his ilness..Thank you for sharing on here, that really helps. I have accepted my dad will not ever stop drinking , he has been in and out...
HI Sunni! Sadly, there is nothing YOU can really do to make him stop drinking. You can show him the literature about WKS...convince him he has it by his...
I hope everyone is doing and copin well : ) I need some advice, my dad is 1/2 sober at his parents house, when he remebers things, he is asking me what he did...
Definition Alcohol, or ethanol, is a poison with direct toxic effects on nerve and muscle cells. Depending on which nerve and muscle pathways are involved,...
Hope everyone is coping well. I'm doing much better now that things have settled down some what. The death certificates arrived in the mail today. My dad's...
Hello I was hoping to find some answers, I am looking all over the internet in hopes of helping my dad. He is the retired firefighter, who has rsd and...
Hi Everyone, I haven't posted anything for a couple of months about my dad who was diagnosed a few months ago with WKS at 55yrs old. Just thought I'd give you...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
OK everyone. I'm sending Dr. Phil a hand written letter. Maybe this will receive more attention than the several emails I've sent. If anyone else is interested...
Hi, No SUe is in a nursing home in Southern Ca, and the Doctor that she has just gotten has said " she presents well" but after time you see her problems. I...
Hi Again, Here is where we are at, Her 19 year old son and the old man down the street that was her enabeler think I have her locked up and am a control freak....
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