It is approximately 2.5 years since I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and I feel that I haven’t had a noticeable decline in symptoms in that time. However, there have been a few things happening recently that make me wonder if I am starting to have some cognitive issues.
There have been a few instances over the last few weeks where my husband and I have got into a conversation about something I am sure that I have told him. He is often saying that I have not had any sort of conversation with him about the issue at hand. I, on the other hand, am just as adamant that I have told him. I have found myself thinking ‘Is it me? Or is it him?’ do one – or both – of us need to go and see our GP and have some tests in relation to our memory?
The problem is that both of us are convinced that it is not us with the problem. I have even caught myself thinking that maybe my husband has the beginnings of dementia. Perhaps he is thinking the same thing about me? One thing though is the fact that my husband works shift work and is often sleep deprived. I wonder whether I have had conversations with him – or thought I had – when he in fact has nodded off half-way through a discussion and therefore not received the full message?
I’m sure that reading this, my husband will be saying to himself ‘It’s her not me!’ while equally I am saying ‘It’s him not me!’ Pretty tricky really as neither of us want it to be either ourselves or the person we love. I’m not sure how to unravel this to be honest. Short of recording all our conversations, it will be hard to prove who might be having memory issues.
Perhaps it’s just that we are both working at difficult and at times stressful jobs which are exhausting and our ability to process information at the end of the day when we are both tired may not be as good as it should be.
Might be something to try to be aware of and perhaps we need to think about having a talk to our GP?
My journey with Parkinsons 
Morning conversations are best perhaps.
My husbands Dr (Geratrician) special interest in PD advised him to make decisions and work in the mornings and relax and socialise in the afternoon….a nice way of telling us something😊
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My husband and I had a talk after he read my post and we have both agreed that we need to make sure if there is important information that we need to share to ensure that we are both in the best space to receive it. I have suggested that I send him an email about anything I need to make sure he knows, so that we both have a record of our ‘discussion’ even if it is in email form.
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