My Sister's Legs

An essay about sisterhood and scars

This essay was first published in The Rumpus on May 18, 2015. I am publishing some older essays, which I love, while I recover from a broken wrist.

A picture of my sister's walker in my home with Swiffer pads on the bottom. Image via the author.

My sister’s leg is a patchwork of scars. They run like veins down her right thigh to her calves. My sister’s le…