Tuesday March 13, 2012

Another long day. It started slow though. Nick was in a lot of pain and totally exhausted this morning. He missed his morning workout with Jamon. I hate it when that happens, but I also know it’s important for him to honor his body and rest when he needs it. Six days a week of hardcore working out is intense, especially for someone recovering from an injury like Nick’s. In fact, he couldn’t fully wake up until we had to actually leave for his prosthetist appointment.
He got fitted for new legs today. The legs he has now were only supposed to be for the first 3-6 months while his stumps were still shrinking. The ones he got fitted for today will last for the next 3-4 years. The coolest part is that he is getting “water legs”. The ankles will articulate so he can swim with them on. And they’ll be his legs for showering too, when he can stand on his own. They’ll be putting the new, smaller sockets onto the feet he currently has, and moving the current, too-big sockets onto the swim feet. He’ll be set for a while. We are so excited!