Originally Posted by Elphaba

Thank you, everyone. I very much feel the sense of family that Martian speaks of. I especially want to thank those that are, or know someone who is a multi-time survivor. The oncologist was blunt in telling us that this cancer (small-cell lung) *will* come back again. There is no point in denying it, and we refuse to live in dread of the "next time." So we will sing loudly and dance wildly, and store up all the positive energy necessary for the next fight. Let's celebrate, y'all.