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I’m sorry you are going through this, Mrs. Shapiro. I know it must be frightening. It frightens me even though I am not going through it.
I am a caregiver for an elderly relative whose PD and PD-related dementia are both quite advanced. I try to stay abreast of news that might help him, and one such item is that Lion’s Mane mushroom seems to encourage regrowth and repair of (some types of, I guess) neural tissue. Reduced inflammation, too. Here is a 2017 study on Lion’s Mane, mice, and various neurodegenerative conditions, and this article includes a link to another study.
A web search will turn up a ton of links about it, to be filtered with the usual grain of salt. I particularly liked a discussion on YouTube between interviewer Joe Rogan and Paul Stamets, a mycologist whose work with and enthusiasm for fungi are so captivating that the newest Star Trek series named a character after him! And for basic info here is the Drugs.com entry for Lion’s Mane.
There is no data available on how it interacts with the usual Parkinson’s meds, which is par for the course. I’ve ordered and received some — capsules for whatever relief might be possible for my uncle, much-cheaper bulk for my own preventative health — and am adding it to the pill box this week.