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JOHN
WELL, MY BRACELETS HAVE MANY DIFFERENT MEANINGS.
THE BROWN WOODEN ONE IS FOR NEGATIVITY.
THIS ONE HERE IS FOR CHAKRAS.
AND THE BLACK ONE IS FOR BALANCE, SO WE'LL SEE IF THEY
WORK WHEN I START STUMBLING AROUND.
MY HEALTH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, MY FATHER DIED AT THE AGE
OF 53. I WANT TO LIVE TO BE 100, WITHOUT DIAPERS OF COURSE.
MAYBE A LITTLE MORE IF I STOP EATING ICE CREAM.
I WENT TO MY DOCTOR, AND HE TOLD ME THAT AT MY AGE, I SHOULD
GET A COLONOSCOPY.
WHAT IS A COLONOSCOPY?
HE SAYS 'WELL IT'S WHERE WE TAKE A CAMERA AND WE GO INTO YOUR
'COLON, AND WE TAKE PICTURES.'
I FELT THAT 1. I DIDN'T THINK I WAS THAT OLD TO HAVE A PROCEDURE
LIKE THAT, AND 2. I FELT NERVOUS BECAUSE HAVING A PROCEDURE
LIKE THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE CONCERNED.
AND IF THEY ARE CONCERNED, I AM DOUBLE CONCERNED.
THE MORNING OF THE COLONOSCOPY, I WAS NERVOUS.
THEY HAD ME SIT IN THE WAITING ROOM AND HIDE AWAY FOR ABOUT
FIFTEEN MINUTES OR SO.
JUST ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE MY MIND TELL ME 'WHAT IS GOING ON?'
WHEN THE COLONOSCOPY WAS OVER I WAS RELIEVED. I GAVE MYSELF A
TREAT, I BOUGHT SOME ICE CREAM.
WHEN I FINALLY HEARD ABOUT NOT HAVING POLYPS, I FELT
LIKE DANCING. IT'S A FEELING LIKE FREEDOM, BECAUSE YOU
JUST HEARD THE BEST NEWS IN THE WORLD.
THE SECOND COLONOSCOPY, I WASN'T AS NERVOUS AS I WAS THE FIRST,
BECAUSE THE FIRST WAS UNKNOWN.
THE SECOND ONE WAS KNOWN, AND IT WENT WELL. HE SAID THAT I HAD
NO POLYPS. I DIDN'T DANCE, OR JUMP FOR JOY, BUT I FELT
REALLY GOOD.
I HAVE MORE LOVE THAN I COULD EVER ASK FOR.
I WANT TO LIVE AS LONG AS I CAN.
THE COLONOSCOPY IS RECOMMENDED EVERY 10 YEARS BETWEEN 50-75
FOR COLON CANCER SCREENING.
BECAUSE EACH PERSON IS DIFFERENT, YOU SHOULD TALK TO
YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO DECIDE WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU.
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