This is a dog named Rocky recovering from ACL surgery in 2011. (ACL stands for
anterior cruciate ligament and you can read about it by clicking the link.) I can't tell Rocky's gender from this photo –– though the name "Rocky" is certainly suggestive –– but gender seems immaterial given Rocky's evident level of discomfort.
My son Colin just had the same surgery, but I am using Rocky's photo because images of post-surgical human knees are unappealing.
Here though is a picture of Colin in more ambulatory times:
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| Colin (March 2013) |
I've put together a music playlist to accompany Colin's recuperation. Most of the songs are about dancing or other motion, and are meant to anticipate a happy future of restored movement and flexibility. Then again, some songs have nothing to do with dancing or motion; I just like them. (One of these, 1958's "Everyday Of The Week" by the
Students, may sound suspiciously similar –– its tune anyway –– to 1961's "Bristol Stomp" by the Dovells.)
Finally, Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" is included because Colin likes it, and James Taylor's "Your Smiling Face" because it reminds me of someone dear to him.
I hope Rocky is still with us and well and comfortable, and I wish Colin a rapid recovery.
