by demure101
but I didn't get the point of this story at all. There was too little background and the characters were too transparent. I actually had to look up on wikpedia what the hell Korsakov was. BTW it is Korsakoff's Syndrome which is a form of dementia caused by the lack of B1 and Thiamin due to excessive cronic drinking.
Quite an unexpected ending in one way...but even without that untimely demise, his life was over, anyway. A living death is much worse!