Two Years, Counting

It will be a while until the date Jan. 4th doesn't get my attention. That was a dark, dark period in 2006. It has been a gradual improving, strengthening of the left shoulder area. I don't think about it as much as I used to and I experience pain or discomfort more and more rarely - although it is still with me. How much am I just used to the "new normal", how much is it "really back"?. Planning on having the pin taken out in a few weeks. Moving on.