I hate the term caregiver.as it denotes a one way relationship.However ill he becomes my husband will care for me and I will care for him.It is a two way relationship.Perhaps further down the line I will be in the situation of other partners of Pwp and I will have to be more supportive in a physical way.
At present my husband would not join a support group whatever form it took.He accepts fully that he has Parkinson's but wants to concentrate on what he can still do while he can do it and time is limited.I am the one who does all the researching and contacting PwP.Perhaps, that is because I am a worrier or perhaps it is because I believe that knowledge is power.I have spent a lifetime finding out about things that affect or interest me. He knows that if anything of interest crops up I will tell him.I have found this site a wonderful help as it not only gives me hope:the wonderful fighting spirit of you all, but provides information.