Hi MichiganJan…it’s MaineMeg here with an empathetic reply. Yes, this condition which I dislike calling senile purpura is a curse….as if aging didn’t come with its own challenges. I too now go to FL for 3 months and I will say a tan does help disguise the bruises (also use some tan in a bottle to enhance). Yes, I cover up for gardening , especially around the rose bushes but come inside…brush against something and bam..it’s another one. I’ve been using Arnica (seems as effective as DerMend) and a friend suggested I use a hand held needler after applying…sounds strange, but I think it may help a little. My husband has now developed this and to be honest, I secretly kind of enjoy…someone else to commiserate with! I was in Michigan (Dearborn area) in May packing up my widowed sister and bringing her back to live in a retirement community here in Maine. Lovely people in the Midwest! Let’s live long enough for the cure, ok? 🤓