In the morning, the doctor came in to see him as part of his normal rounds.
“We’re all set for your surgery tomorrow,” he said.
Kenny nodded. “And what will this do, again?”
“Repair the damaged muscle tissue.”
“And my leg will be back to normal after that?”
The doctor put down his clipboard to look at him. “It’ll probably never be back to how it was before, but with enough therapy, you can regain most functionality.”
“What won’t I be able to do?”
“Well, it’s hard to say just now. It depends on how the surgery goes, and how you recover after. How hard you’re willing to work in physical therapy will determine a lot of how well you recover.”
“But do you expect a full recovery? I mean, when can I play football again?”
The doctor looked at him for a moment. Oh, this is it, Kenny though
