[PER] Colonoscopy Parties Remove Fear Factor

When oncology nurse Audrey Thompson invites her friends to a party, she often dares them to bare their bottoms. On a recent Saturday, a dozen or so of her co-workers took the challenge. They arrived at Medical Center of Plano as early as 6:30 a.m. to drop their pants — for a colonoscopy.

Thompson, a self-described health crusader, has organized several parties in the past year, partly for selfish reasons. And, no, it is not to see her friends in uncompromising positions.

"I hate to say this, but we have so much fun," said Thompson, an assistant nurse manager at Medical City of Plano. "We meet at the facility that morning and we're all there for each other."

But her real motivation is to fight colon cancer. ( вся статья под катом )

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эт к тому, что скоро-скоро
всё здесь снова станет стройным,
строгим и - диагональным.