Kalni....I think it's great that you have a shot at making this work if/should/when you choose to do so.
Balloons, noisemakers, cheering, Tally-Ho's and Felicitations...IMO....are inappropriate at this time.
In surgery, my friend and I have a term called 'the euphoria of termination'. Meaning, after a long surgical case, you get all excited prematurely only to run into complications before the case is actually over. It's always best to save one's exhilaration for a difficult case well done for when the patient is off the table and, of course, discharged.
Fireworks, noisemakers, etc...I think...are inappropriate at this time. It's a period of hardwork and deep introspection...on BOTH parts.
JMO.
FIB
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