It's a toss up today, whether to rant about unhelpful things people say or share my process of coming closer. Aha, I see my title points to the latter, although I will mention that my love of complaining gave birth to a dynamite support group called Complaint Company. I highly recommend at least a lightning round of everything negative. Anyhoo...

Closer but a long way from where I think I should be. Closer but exactly in the only place I can be. Closer and closer to my goal as I define it. My thoracic spine has collapsed. My bones are severely osteoporotic and my lats and lower traps and intercostals are atrophied. So when I try to raise my arms or lift something or even breathe deeply, my spine bends to try to accomplish the task,