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I have just joined the PD listserv and would like to introduce myself. I am Terry Hopping. I am 51 years old retired from the US Coast Guard and am now a school administrator in Sacramento Ca. I was diagnosed with PD a bit over a year ago although I have had symptoms for over three years I did not nor did my DR. recognize them. As soon as the hand tremors came on it was fairly cut and dried what was happening to me. I now have a great Neurologist now and am taking Sinemet. My onset has been fairly rapid over the last year. I have slowness in my walking gait, tremors, and have as of late developed speech difficulity. I think my DR. is running to catch up with my symptoms. The Med helps a lot and my life is good. I was a very active person and the mental adjustment has been difficult for me to handle but I am getting there. I am a avid reader. I enjoy historic novels and poetry. I have two growm and successful children (one still in college) and a wife of 31 years. We have a house in the mountains east of here and enjoy that on the weekends. I am very much looking forward to interacting with all of you on the listserv. Terry