Union Station, Washington, DC
No, it wasn’t sponsored by McDonald’s, though it should have been. Just another ironic juxtaposition of commerce, public service, and transportation. The interactive colon, right there between McDonald’s and the bar at Union Station. Mothers chatted outside of it as their children ran through it. The whole thing seemed a bit ironic.
This year–not until November, mind you–I turn 50, which, as we all know, is about the time in life when we must take on new medical regimes. The colonoscopy is one of them. I had my first, because of various gastro problems, when I was 26, at which time a small polyp was located, removed, and deemed benign. Since then I have had regular procedures with no recurrence of polyps. This experience prompted me to have prostate examinations on a regular basis starting when I was in my mid 40s.
Men, we are told, are a lot less likely than women to work necessary examinations into their yearly healthcare regimes as they get older. And men pay a price with colon and prostate cancer. I hope this exhibit at the train station, which shows you the possible progress of the type of polyp I had if it is not removed, prompts men and women passing through to take advantage of simple, painless, quick and really important procedures.
Waiting for Cassowary 
January 22, 2007 at 5:29 am |
I just did that last week – on Tuesday – and this time I was polyp free. Luckily, I don’t have to do it again for 5 years.
January 22, 2007 at 3:24 pm |
That’s a pretty eye-catching palpable yet light way to get the message thru.
January 22, 2007 at 8:53 pm |
Wow. I just … don’t really know what to say.
March 10, 2015 at 3:51 am |
Inspiring story there. Wɦat occurred ɑfter? Thanks!