dragged right leg slightly after a long walk.
March 9 — redness around the knee.
March 16 — sat down after climbing the stairs.
March 27 — unusual walking on the same side again.
There were photographs too.
Ben playing outside.
Ben walking.
Ben’s knees on different days.
I stared at my father.
“When did you start doing this?”
“About two months ago.”
“Why?”
He looked at Ben.
“Because he can’t tell you what he’s feeling.”
I went quiet.
“At first, I thought I was imagining it,” Dad continued. “But then I kept seeing the same thing. After playing, he would sit down. He didn’t want to put as much weight on his right leg. And some days, the area around his knee turned red.”
“And instead of telling me, you decided to use iodine and egg?”
Dad lowered his eyes.
“That was wrong. My mother used something similar when we were children.
