Just remember - a positive attitude does improve your chances and speeds up your recovery time. (There's lots of research to back this up.) Talk about what you'll do once your "vacation" is over. Groan about all the get well cards you'll have to respond to. Get a pool going on which day you get out of the hospital (then try to get out on a day no one picked so you can pocket the money!) I've had relatives with cancer, and they're still around long after their treatments were over. Good luck and expect to hear from you soon.