Hi. My mum has Parkinson’s. Her voice is very low and I feel it’s going to disappear altogether. The family finds it very difficult to understand her now and it’s getting worse. I need some sort "communication device" for the future. What if she wants water or is in pain? The other problem is her fingers; she can't move them well and might find it difficult to type. Any recommendations?
When he, a few years later, was not trying to vocalize to communicate, she had me buy a white board with markers where I could ask him a question with yes/no written on the board, so he could use eye gaze.
He is nodding or shaking head and sometimes uses words. But speech therapy did help.
https://www.cboard.io/en/
A good understanding of both these issues would give you something to work with, and a way to know when working will be of no help.
Talk to Mom's doc soon as you can.
Do know that the ParkinsonsDisease.net has a Forum of family members and patients and Facebook has several. Talking with others dealing with the same issues you are will give you great connections for things to try on this journey to make it better.