MP - You are so resilient! I hope they find a quick remedy for your reduced lung capacity. At least you can keep spinning and running. 
And about watching medical procedures. No, thank you. I was perfectly happy to be knocked out during both of my knee surgeries. Ick! However, I was sitting a the right angle to pretty much see my son being born and that was amazing. Birth is one thing, but watching sugery - nah, not for me.
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Elizabee (age 5) at the doctor's office: "I can smell sickness in here...I smell the germs"