Well here I am again and yes I'll talk about the journey I have been going through with my leg. But if you will indulge me for a moment or two. Christmas this year has been hard, is hard. Our sweet boy whom we were blessed to have for 19 years will not be having Christmas with us this year or ever again. Our son, for reasons unknown took his life this past October, and now our boy celebrates Christmas with the author of Christmas. But truth be told knowing this and rejoicing in it doesn't make his absent any easier.
Thank you for allowing me a moment to remember my son.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2)
As I have traveled this unexpected road this year I have been blessed by family and friend walking side by side with me. We live 6 hours from our nearest family, but God has given us a loving, caring community as extended family. I can never get tired of tell folks how blessed we have been by our neighbors. That said I have to tell you without Jesus Christ in my life as my Lord and Saviour this journey would be harder than it has been.
One of the things that has really been mind boggling is the liner and socks that are used with the prosthetic leg. The folks at Mahaffey have been great in showing us how to use them. But in the end it comes down to trial and error. Here is a picture of the liner -
The thing with the liner is that you have to get that bolt at the end in just the right position or it will not set into the prosthetic leg no matter how hard you push. Sometime I can get it in one or two tries and sometimes it takes four or five tries. And one day I tried for almost an hour and never could get the leg on. All that trying caused my stump to become bulbous and it wouldn't fit in the bottom of the leg. Jeff from Mahaffey said that my only option was to wear my shrinkers the rest of the day and keep my leg elevated. It worked and the next day my liner went into my leg in just a couple of tries. Have I told you how great the folks at Mahaffey are?
The next thing to go on my stump is the sock or socks as needed. Now if your like me when I hear the word sock I think of what we used to call tube socks now they're sports socks. Or if your like me I have to wear compression socks now. Well the sock or socks that fit over the sleeve are a little different. And I will show you a picture of them and explain them next week. Until then have a Merry Christmas and remember the angels' message to the shepherds on the night Christ was born - But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." (Luke 2:10-11).
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