Glancing at my sister, I notice the red rubber bracelet around her wrist and frown, knowing what that color means. Since her diagnosis, Indy has never defined her days as good or bad. Instead, she always color-codes them with bracelets. I think it was something she picked up when she worked at the children’s hospital. Pink is the worst of the worst, like she may need to go to the hospital. Blue means she hurts too much to move a lot and needs rest. Red means proceed with caution because a blue day is coming. Yellow is a typical day; her pain is manageable, and she can get around, and purple is
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