staying alive

six years after installation of a stent, i'm off the blood thinners --- now, maybe i'll lose the bruising and won't look like i've been fighting or falling over or whatever --- my maternal grandfather dropped dead of a heart attack when he was 54, ten years younger than i am now --- my stroked-out paternal grandfather was drooling on his shirt when he was my age --- my father was a cranky s.o.b. when he was my age --- i am lucky