“Dad… My Back Hurts So Bad I Can’t Sleep. Mom Told Me Not to Tell You.” I Had Just Walked In From a Business Trip

yellow means this many days.

Purple means that many.

Real medicine is messier.

“What I can say is that not all of these marks appear to come from the same single impact.”

That was enough.

Brenda explained:

“The hospital is making a mandated report.”

“CPS?”