Ann That is shocking. Of course it is there responsibility to ensure he is not smoking too much and eating. That's terrible Ann this is what concerns me with...
Hi Ann, I understand totally your frustrations at your fathers weight loss, we experienced the same thing with my father. However, his weight loss was due to...
Hi Everyone, Back from holiday and feeling refreshed but it doesn't take long to get back to the daily routine. Thanks for the support, I intend to go to the...
I am about to start a new job working with a lady with WKS. I wondered if any of you could tell me about your situations so that i could get an insite into...
I have a friend whom I believe is suffering from Wernicke Korsakoff. I have known her my entire life as she is my age (our mother's were best friends) She...
minoilly
minoilly@...
Jul 15, 2003 3:24 am
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Hello Min, 38 is very young but really age has nothing to do with WKS. It's only related to thiamine. Will the doctor know about it in a hick ...
i'm sorry about your friend. yes, what you describes sounds like wks. my brother in law was only 45 when he was diagnosed. we were told it was a ...
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Jul 16, 2003 5:18 pm
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Hi I was wondering if you guys could give me some views as to what your understanding of the treatment of Korsakoff. As you know my mum has been in hospital...
Pam: Hang in there and keep advocating for your mother. When my Mom hospitalized she too was agitated yet was unable to walk as well. They tried many ...
Hello group, My Mom, who is 55, went to rehab 6 weeks ago to try to overcome her 15 year addiction to alcohol. She had checked herself into a 3 month program....
Hi there, My brother (a chronic alcoholic)is in the same situation. He is currently in a nursing home with all the symptoms of WKS. But nobody has every...
Hi Thought I would keep you all posted. Went to see mum's doctor yesterday and they agree that there is something else wrong apart from WKS. As I said she has...
Just curious, how did the doctors reach your mum's diagnosis of WKS? What sort of tests did they run? My brother I'm sure is suffering from this, but the...
They initially did a CAT scan and found nothing. Initially she had taken a seizure due to her not feeling very well and she had stopped drinking therefore her...
Hi Pamela, Glad to hear you finally got your mum a placement. Out of interest what is the name and where is it? When you talk about guardianship what do you...
Hi Ann........I am just quickly skim reading my emails as i am about to head off for 6 days......wow a holiday on my own with my 6 year old daughter Paige, i...
Hi Ann Sorry to hear about your dad. Does the home not encourage him to get up and walk about.What is his state of mind like is he still confused, my mum...
Nice to hear you are getting away on your own with your daughter. You need some time out. By the time you read this you will be back to reality. Brian and my...
Guardianship - I thought that was what it was. When my dad first went into the home he said to the Matron that he wasn't staying there for good and he would...
Tania, Have fun on your holiday with your daughter. I assume Brian is only going to the nursing home temporarily. I'm glad you are finally getting a break. ...
Hi Ann Sorry to hear about your grandmother. I know you have a lot on your plate at the moment. Let me know when you would like to meet maybe when things...
Hi Ann, Your dad sounds similar to what my dad was like when he was in the nursing home, unexplained weight loss (although I think I mentioned the loss of...
Thanks to you and everyone for your support. It does give me hope that things might get better (although I find it hard to believe at the moment). I feel I...
Gran has reluctantly agreed to go into residential care for a month, hopefully after that she will like it and want to stay. Would really like to meet for a...
My mum is 56, she was anorexic and bullemic since forever and sometime in the eighties became an alcoholic, she was determined to drink/starve herself to...
Hi Ann and Pamela, Thanks for wishing me an enjoyable trip as it was exactly that. I had a really fantastic, relaxing time even though the reason i went was...
Hi Tania I'm glad you had a nice time even although the circumstances were not good. Good you have booked another holiday you need the break. I don't know...
I experienced a similar thing with my dad. When he was living in his house, I used to go to see him and he would be sitting in the living room with nothing on...
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