Perchance to Dream: My First Colonoscopy

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Don’t worry, Geoffrey Philp says. His first colonoscopy was like a day at the beach.

I Was Haunted By Fear That I’d Never Wake Up

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Merv Kaufman confronts his worst fear while lying on a gurney.

The Choice

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For Max Novak, a lifetime of illness and surgeries wasn’t reconciled by a single choice, but because he had a choice at all.