Author: Charles Frank

life, motherhood and other random musings

Alcohol inhibits the absorption of thiamine in the intestines, the primary part of the body where nutrients enter the bloodstream. An essential nutrient, vitamin B1 must be obtained by eating food containing thiamine, such as poultry, peas, brown rice, whole grains, and bread. Wernicke’s encephalopathy affects the individual’s nervous system.

Date Night

But in his case the roots go even deeper because his mother’s generation and that of his grandmother, and great-grandmother also spent many a summer day on this very shoreline. And now, once again, we are introducing our children to this place near and dear to the heart. This time I knew I wanted to cry.

Lake to Ocean

After about 20+ years of casually house shopping on each trip up here, my parents finally bought a house on the lake about 10 or so years ago. Unfortunately that was right around the time Elliott and I moved out of New York, so I haven’t had a chance to enjoy it as much as I would have liked. But the thought of Lilly and Henry getting a chance to know this lake and have fun here is so heart-warming to me. What is not indicated in those very scientifically calculated statistics is the amount of time I spent laughing with (or gently at) my kids and time I spent in awe of my amazing children. With the recent tragic events in Connecticut, it’s been hard not to remind myself every minute how lucky I am to have this life, this time with these children. We should all be so lucky.

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It has been a while since I saw Papa in person. I think he only met Lilly once. It kind of pains me to think that I deprived my children of the chance to know their one and only great-grandparent.

Wet Brain: What Is Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome?

Just a little improvement would be appreciated. Otherwise, it was a perfect day of family fun. Lilly looking pretty darn cool driving her (apparently British) wheels.

life, motherhood and other random musings

It was one of many options and I was not at all certain that I wanted to do it. For the first five years we were here I absolutely refused to believe that this was a permanent arrangement. In the back of my head, I always looked forward to the day when we would move back to New York. I still kind of do, but now I envision us doing it as retirees instead of thirty-somethings.

Recognizing Signs of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

After symptoms have worsened, individuals with Wernicke encephalopathy will need supportive care in long-term care facilities specifically designed to help people with severe dementia.
With that, the grandparents descended on our car and the fun began.
Those are hobbies I still have today and I think of him often when enjoying them.
Because for some reason the fact that people do this all the time convinces you that this should be easy.
While unsettling, the words are memorable short descriptors of a disease that can affect long-term alcoholics at some point in the trajectory of their addiction.

I wish we had checked that before promising Lilly a chance to run around, because very suddenly our screeching, pink face-paint streaked tornado of a child was back. Elliott tamed that wild beast by letting her run around the car in the empty parking lot while I sat nursing Henry in the car. What’s in Zanesville, Ohio, you ask? But it must be really freakin’ awesome. Because on this random Friday in July every single hotel was booked.

The kids look like they’re getting a little tired. And Henry screamed the whole way there and the whole way back. Thankfully there was a hiatus from the the screaming while he tasted his first Italian ice. Needless to say, he’s a fan. Lilly was stirring once again and she does not do well with late naps. Henry was also stirring on and off, but thus far had mostly been returning to sleep with little fussing.

They can benefit from getting help before the syndrome sets in. There’s no certainty that an alcoholic will develop Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. It is, however, more likely to occur with long-term alcoholics who’ve failed to get treatment for their addiction. There is no current cure for the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Medical experts say the best treatment for living with this disease is to stay sober, eat healthily and receive the most appropriate support for their ongoing cognitive and physical needs.