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It is well known that entertainment texts have a natural tie to health topics, which is evidenced by the 90+ medical drama television series. One example of an entertainment text is through the script of ABCs hit television series, Grey’s Anatomy. While the whole series of Grey’s Anatomy bears great relation to health communication study, a more discrete version of the script is seen within particular episode entitled “Give Peace a Chance,” Season 6 Episode 7, which can be directly related to health communications and narrative paradigm. This specific episodes plot and script focuses on one of the medical professionals becoming the patient and, in turn, observing how he takes on the patient role and how the other health care professionals balance between their roles as health care providers and friends. In this episode, Isaac, a well-known and well-liked hospital lab technologist, comes to Dr. Derek Shepherd with a consult. Dr. Shepherd scanned over the scans given to him and states that the diagnosis is a massive spinal cord tumor which had overtaken the spine and the blood supply and that he would love to operate, but would have to cut the spinal cord to remove the tumor. Dr. Shepherd then asked Isaac who the doctor on the case is, to which he replies “You are. These are my scans and I want you to remove my tumor.” Throughout the episode, Isaac continues to encourage Derek to operate, even if it means paralysis below the hips. Over the course of the episode, Derek

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