One morning, I awoke with an unsettling surprise: a circular, donut-shaped bruise on my left bicep, something that had definitely not been there when I went to bed. The bruise formed a perfect ring about an inch across, with a tiny red dot at its center, approximately a quarter inch wide. What’s strange is that it wasn’t painful or tender to the touch, and I rarely bruise, even from a hard blow. This sudden mark left me both shocked and confused.
I went straight to my doctor that same day, and he suggested the possible cause might be a low platelet count. So, I got my blood tested immediately, anxious for answers. However, two days later, all results came back normal. The bruise lingered for about three days, fading away without explanation.
What remains with me is a haunting question: have others experienced waking up with such strange marks? The red dot in the center made it look as if I had been injected with a mysterious needle in the night—an eerie thought that sent chills down my spine. Though I didn’t capture a photo of this bizarre mark, its vivid image is etched into my memory.
This experience still puzzles me, raising the possibility of something beyond the ordinary crossing paths with me in Windsor, Ontario. Whether linked to unknown phenomena or something medical yet unseen, this donut-shaped bruise stands as a mysterious symbol of the unexplainable.