Life bruises us in ways we cannot see

It's not only the big things that bruise us. It's those little ones, too. And those bruises mean we are alive.

The bruising was horrific when I was on blood thinners after having a third stent inserted in my heart in three years. I could never even figure out where the bruises came from—there was no obvious injury. I hadn’t hit myself on the edge of a table or carried a heavy box in my arms. I hadn’t felt anything that would lead to the bruising. But there they …