TGIF

 I'm happy it is Friday!

The week after a break is always difficult. It is harder to wake up in the morning and the days feel slightly longer when you try to resume your pre-vacation schedule. The heat has not helped quell my fatigue. While I appreciate the warmer temperatures, Mother Nature's most recent heat flash has brought temperatures in the 90s. Adjusting to the heat as well as returning to the work schedule has left me completely wiped out.

I already know that I'm going to have a difficult time navigating the heat in this current prosthetic set-up. My leg was slipping out of the socket yesterday and I felt my remaining muscle struggling to hold on with each step. I'm spraying my limb down with antiperspirant this morning in the hopes of calming the sweat reaction, but I know that I am going to need a more aggressive approach. 

This socket simply doesn't fit, and my system of make-shift pads and socks becomes compromised when heat is added to the mix.  I am really hoping that I can hold on until June, when the school year ends and I can start the process for a new leg.