Concern about partner's health

My 85 year old friend has had a tremor all her life. She is very healthy and I hope this is how it turns out for your partner although his seems to have suddenly arrived.

It would be wise to ask the GP. I don't think you should necessarily think it's the onset of Parkinson's Disease.

My DH has essential tremor. No relation to Parkinson’s. His hands shake when he tries to do something like hold a spoon to drink soup or a screwdriver to screw in a nail. When he is sitting with his hands in his lap they do not shake. That I think is the key difference between the two. One shakes at rest, the other doesn’t. Either way the best thing to do is get it checked out.

It may be what is known as "essential tremor". Whatever, isn't he bothered about seeing the doctor?