Michele:
Get whatever insurance you can before that word (Parkinsons) shows up on any of your records! We didn't, and my husband has not been able to get long-term care insurance from anyone. Luckily, his progression has been slow (now in his 13th year) so he hasn't needed anything but his medicare and a supplement that he got before his diagnosis.

Read everything you can, and above all, exercise as much as possible, since this seems to be one of the things that has kept him as agile as he is now.