Looks like both hands now discolored.

[Ms. Toad]

39. I'm talking specifically about the spot alleged to be a "small hole."

The light colored area that might look - at a slight distance from the picture - like the flakes of loose skin which develop around the edge of an opening in the skin are simply the result of pixelation of a low resolution image.

I've been restoring old photos and retouching pretty rough medical images (as a digital retouch artist for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep) for more than two decades, and am currently working on a BFA in photography. I spend (and have spent) a lot of time looking at pixelated images.

The bruising on his hands does not look to me like it comes from shaking his hands.

The regular bruising is odd - and suggests something which is repeated on a regular basis - like blood draws. I don't think it is likely it is from "2 or 3 sticks" though. When I was hospitalized on IV heparin for DVT at the thoracic outlet, I stopped at counting at 100 draws from my left hand during the first 2 weeks. The repeated sticks didn't cause bruising remotely similar to the bruises on his hand. A single blown stick, on the other hand, can cause bruising like that visible on his hands.

I believe he does have some sort of cognitive decline (comparison between speech patterns decades ago and now - as well as way too many similarities to my own spouse who has diagnosed cognitive decline). Figuring out what specific kind is above my pay grade.