Proud Flesh named after horse wounds Sally memorializes her husbands transitioning body since his diagnosis with muscular dystrophy mainly in his arm and leg. He was pretty resistent to the idea of being exposed in such a way but his love and belief in his wife eventually made him a willing subject. In an interview with NPR Sally speaks of their 40-yr. marriage and love story: "We were blind with love," Sally says. "He was so good looking. He was tall and he looked so capable.Sally turns to Larry. "You looked useful and strong."
"Deceptive," he says.
"Oh, no, no, you were useful and strong," she says. "You still are."
"Deceptive," he says.
"Oh, no, no, you were useful and strong," she says. "You still are."