If you notice the subtitle of my blog you will see I say "My Partner's Parkinson's". He and I have been married for 12 years - 12 years this Sunday. We've been together for 14 years and were friends before that for a year or so. As we all know, marriage, as well as other long-term relationship, have their ups and downs. I like to call marriage a roller coaster. We've been on that ride, especially the past couple years. It's mainly due to dealing with my depressive episodes, my husband not understanding it and other things that are not in our control.
My husband is a great guy and is also a sports aficionado. He is a team player in our family, the coach, a manager. I see myself as the co-coach/ manager. Sometimes one or both of us can't coach the team. Sometimes we are on the DL for a while. When this happens, the team cannot play right. There are just the 3 of us in our little family but as my husband/partner says sometimes our moods not only affect our son, but other family members, and even our pets. He would like everyone to be a team player because the team does not work with out the help of everyone. He will say to me, "This family does not work without you!" when I get depressed and upset. It doesn't work without him either. Since his diagnosis, he has taken the disease on. He is in great shape, strong and believes exercise is one of the most important things to battle Parkinson's. Exercise is also very important to battle depression & bi-polarism and other diseases, like arthritis and diabetes.
We are partners in these battles. That is the way we see it. Somedays it takes its toll on one or both of us. We have termed us "Shaky" and "Shakier". I shake because of a familial tremor and then it's heightened by the medicines I take. Then of course, there is my husband... Oh, names of endearment... We are partners in this fight and will continue to be for a long time.
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