Nora, every time I go into the hospital I ask if he is getting thiamine everyday, but most nurses either won't tell me or say they do not know. My dad is still...
No thank goodness my Mom is not smoking. She was a heavy smoker but when she was hospitalized she didn't smoke and always was asking for them and would get...
When she was in the nursing home for physical therapy she smoked a few times as other patients used to pace and ask for their smokes which reminded her that...
Thanks Kathy, I saw my dad on Sunday afternoon. I spend about 4 hours each visit (once a week because I drive 100 miles to see him). He is very weak, won't eat...
Mark, is your dad in a small town? If they tell you they don't know, tell them you need them to check on it for you. Is there someone else responsible for...
Hang in there Tania! You are doing something very wonderful too! Don't you forget that. It's a wonderful gift you are giving to both your husband and your...
Thanks Nora for the encouragement. My dad is in a hospital in Louisville KY. I live about 100 miles away in Cincinnati, oh. My older & younger brother live...
Mark, If I am not mistaken Thrush comes from bacteria getting in the mouth (usually by the hands). It sounds to me that your Dad has really incompetant care...
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Mar 2, 2004 2:26 pm
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Hi Mark, I am sorry to hear about your father's predicament. I just thought I would take the opportunity to clear up the thrush issue. Thrush is a fungal...
My mom, aged 52 years old, was diagnosed with Wernicke's encephalopathy back in December of last year. We believe she this affliction was brought on by two...
Click here: Wernicke's Encephalopathy and Korsakoff's Psychosis "Friends are like teeth.....You start out with a whole bunch and when you get old you are lucky...
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Mar 2, 2004 8:40 pm
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Your moms condition of course is due to malnutrition. It could be that she has problems with absorption of the B vitamnins and the drinking just made it ...
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One of the things that I have read about wks is that at chronic levels, one can suffer with "a large beefy tongue". I found my info from WebMD.com Once you get...
I just spent 15 hours in the hospital with my father. We were not sure he was going to make it through the night. We had a couple of close calls that I thought...
... are ... over ... not ... up. I ... care ... got ... here ... go. ... not ... over ... the ... Rhonda, HI, I had never heard of Wk's getting Thrush. My...
Hang in there, Mark.....you and your father are in my prayers. Nora ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the...
Thank you Nora, I just got the phone call that he passed away a few minutes ago. My brother said it was as peaceful as what we could have hoped for. I am not...
Hey Rhonda, I'm sorry to hear that you have as much trouble out of your family as I do. Maybe I have been in denial over this whole thing, or maybe since I...
Thank you Tracy for all the advice. I don't mind pissing off everybody and do it often. I was with him for 15 hours last night and he was touch and go...
Mark, I am so sorry for the loss of your father but glad that he is no longer suffering. My prayers are with you and your family for healing now. Tracey ...
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... <king_gsxr@y...> wrote: Mark, I am so very sad for you. It hurts me and I don't even know you. If you need to talk you can post or e-mail me again. Take...
Thanks for all the info and kind words. You all will be in my prays. Mark ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster. Thanks...
Mark: I know it is a natural reaction as I feel the same way many times about my Mom, but you did not let your father down. You were there for him and did...
Mark, Kathy couldn't have summed up my feelings any better. I went though the same thing when my mom died of cancer a year and a half ago. The end was just...
Thanks again for all of the heart felt words in what has been a very difficult time for me and the rest of the family. It was hard today to go find a cemetery,...
Mark, Please know how very sorry I am to hear about your father. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I lost my husband before this happened to me and had...
Click here: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz For anyonw that may want something to practice eye hand coordination this is good for that purpose. Tracey "Friends are like...
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Mar 6, 2004 3:55 pm
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Thanks Nora. I'll make it through this. You must be a very strong person to handle what you have in your life. I have a lot of admiration for people with such...
I am new to the group and have a brother who may be experiencing wks. He is 64 years old and had a fall down steps at home. He broke 6 ribs, punctured a lung...
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