Dr. Wilson thanked Dana for the autograph and promised that it wouldn’t leave the hospital or enter into the tabloids. Dana spent the rest of the day taking it easy, listening to music, planning things out, and thinking "What’s Next" for her. She was playing her special "Chick Hits" cd that Alice burned from Rhapsody. Among the songs was "Dancing Queen" by ABBA, "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle, "The Naughty Song" by Cory Lee, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper, and "You Found Me" by Kelly Clarkson. She just needed to lift her spirit in exception to music that made her cry. Dana liked it when her friends didn’t have to change any of their plans just to come over. It made her feel less of a burden knowing that they were getting on with their lives. It made her feel even better knowing that she was still going to be part of their lives when the gown came off and the shirt and jeans came on. Michael came by her room.

He acted like a pro announcer and said, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, we have someone very special in the hospital today. Let’s give it up for the 2006 Cancer Survivor Champion, Ms. Dana Fairbanks! Are you ready for lightning to strike!?’

Dana said, ‘Just tell me one thing. Did I look fat on tv from the Lightning game?’

Michael responded, ‘No, ma’am.’

‘That was too fast. How much are you getting paid for this’, Dana asked.

Michael said, ‘Not nearly enough if I can’t smudge a smile from that face. Especially after making a fool of myself on company time, just after getting the word.’

Dana asked, ‘What word?’

‘You, Ms. Dana, are getting out, tomorrow, in 15 hours 23 minutes and 19 seconds’, Michael bursted. ‘And if you’re not out of here by 12 noon, the hospital will charge you for an extra week!’

Dana was so excited fro mwhat she heard that she dropped her jaw, jumped out of bed, and hugged Michael tight. He told her that he was so proud of her and all the progress she made. He just wished  she could stay longer so he could beat her in the wheelchair races just one more time; with no controversy. She had been waiting to get out of the hospital for so long that it felt like 10 years had passed. She didn’t know what to do, who to call, what to wear. Everything came a thousand miles from every direction. Dana knew just the thing to do. She got on the phone and called her parents.