THE COLOSSAL COLON

I kid thee not. A “colossal colon” arrives in Anchorage July 17th. What a colossal invitation for satire, political or otherwise! It’s oh so difficult, I shall – I shall, I really shall - try to resist the temptation.

Actually the “colossal colon” – nicknamed “ Coco” - is a four foot high model educational display of a colon. It can be seen at the Cook Inlet Tribal Council in Anchorage. One can walk through the "colon" (be careful where you step - sorry 'bout that) and see model renditions inside the colon of very serious colorectal diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohns’ disease, diverticulosis, and cancer. The display includes symptoms of the diseases, and recommendations for protecting one’s health. Serious stuff, and worth seeing. The moral: just because something sounds silly, doesn’t make it so. Disclosure: My daughter Robyn tells me she walked through the colossal colon when it was in Washington DC.