OK, this is maybe one of my silly little advances in this process: A week ago I was asked if I would give a talk to a group of people today ... for 10-12 minutes ... talking is easy for me, no fear of public speaking whatsoever, but I was hugely concerned about having to stand up for that long ... when I first started this process, standing in one place was a maximum of about 2-3 minutes and then my back would feel like it was seizing together - very painfully and my knees would stiffen totally so that my next couple of steps would be like me being a toy soldier ... no bend whatsoever, but I would have to move to get to a place where I could sit down so I wouldn't soon start to cry from the shear pain of it ... (I know I can be a bit of a drama queen sometimes!) Well all week long I've been practicing, spending 10-12 minutes standing upright (not always without some walking as well) trying to do it at least 2 times a day ... except yesterday when I wasn't feeling well enough to do so ... I gave my talk today and had no problem getting through it!! YAY!!!