*To be removed see below. Greetings, I work with a company that submits websites to search engines and saw your listing on the Internet. We can submit your...
peter321@...
Jan 8, 2003 5:40 pm
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I'm very upset about my brother again. His doctor has not been very supportive but I am taking him to a neurologist in two weeks. The first appointment we...
Dear Sue Sorry to hear about your brother. You asked in your e-mail about cognitive skills. Part of WKS does affect what would be called dexterity. For example...
Sue, This is all normal. We have had our Explorer since 2000 and I stilll have trouble finding the door handle and dont know how to operate the heat, a/c or ...
mamachuck61@...
Jan 15, 2003 4:52 pm
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Hi Sue, my thoughts are with you. I will only add that from my own experience, in addition to what the others have said, I'm in a constant "spaced-out"...
Hi All: My name is Jo and I have a brother who has WKS. He was diagnosed 6 1/2 years ago. As many of you have, I, too, struggled back then to find any...
Most everyone on my mother and fathers side of the family are alcholics. My mother isn't (thank god) but my real father was (and they divorced when I was 2...
Tricia <tahansen24@...>
tahansen24@...
Jan 19, 2003 9:38 pm
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Tricia, You are carrying a tremendous strain yourself to have all these burdens on you. As far as your Aunts Korsakoffs it will continue to worsen and lead to...
mamachuck61@...
Jan 20, 2003 6:22 pm
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Jo, We welcome you although we wish it wasnt under these circumstances. I too know how hard it was to find info back then as I was hit with WKS back in 1995....
mamachuck61@...
Jan 20, 2003 6:52 pm
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Hi, My name is Tammy Williams, and my mother has recently been diagnosed with Korsakoff's. She's 51 years old and a chronic alcoholic. She was diagnossed...
Tammy, First as i am sure that you already are aware of your mother needs to stop drinking immediately as it will only make her condition worse. second in ...
mamachuck61@...
Jan 20, 2003 11:54 pm
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Hello Tammy, I'm sorry to hear about your mother...WKS is a devastating illness, watching intelligent, competent people succumb to delusions, hallucinations...
- Wow thanks so much for the feedback. I felt like a really horrible person for even thinking of doing anything about the kid situation. I am afraid of being...
Tricia <tahansen24@...>
tahansen24@...
Jan 22, 2003 9:08 pm
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Tricia, With all of the problems that the child may have that haven't even surfaced yet, make sure that you think long and hard about what you are considering....
mamachuck61@...
Jan 23, 2003 12:01 am
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My son is 53 years old and been in a nurseing home since August 2003... I am unable to get much help in trying to learn more about what to expect in his well...
My son is 53 years old and been in a nurseing home since August 2003... I am unable to get much help in trying to learn more about what to expect in his well...
Hi Betty Boop, and welcome to the WKS group. I can tell you that the memory part that you described is very normal for us. I know others will respond, just...
i'm very sorry about your son betty. my brother in law is only 46 and was also diagnosed with korsakoff. he has been in many "rehab" homes - but has...
kathleenabuck@...
Jan 29, 2003 1:40 am
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Betty, my father is 51 and has WKS. Like you have been told that your son only has a few years to live, at my fathers worst stage we were told he would only...
Thank each one of you that has sent me a message. Yes it helps to know others are there who know what the family goes thru,,, My son has a good sense of...
Dear Mr. Brunson, What you do not or will not understand is that you are sending an image to those young children who may see your ad that it is ok to ignore a...
Nora & Richard Brunson- I am in complete agreement with Nora. It is a very good point to make that although adults understand that it is a "prop" the...
Miles
gmu2win@...
Jan 30, 2003 12:52 am
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Dear Betty: Please know that you are not alone. I have a brother who has been in a nursing home and now in an assisted living environment. I have done...
I am so grateful for having found this place. My mother was brought by me to the hospital on January 1. She had been on a downward slide since my father died...
Hi Kathy and welcome. My Dulcinea is my Umbrella Cockatoo that I got when my husband died. We won't compare her to a beloved child. I've heard many on the...
Sorry for writing a novel... I just went with it! :) Take care! Jo NO need to apologize for your short novel Jo.......as i really enjoy hearing about other...
Thank you Nora. It is encouraging to think that she may improve. She does not seem to have lost her intellect, so when we talk about concepts, she seens to...
Wow. New Zealand!. I live in Massachusetts, USA. My mother lives in Connecticut, about 3 hours from me. The fact that most of this was self inflicted does...
Kathy, My heart goes out to you and yur family. To the best of my knowledge, your mother can POSSIBLY get better SOME. It will be a long and slow process ...
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