> I called with my grandmother a few days ago. We were talking about any big plans she had for Mother's Day. She mentions she's going in (today I think) to get her esophagus stretched. It was something incredibly causual: "We've had a pretty tough heat wave in the area. I think it's going to rain tonight. Oh, and on Wednesday I'm getting my esophagus stretched."
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I've never heard of that... Is it going to be longer or wider?