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I agree with Bob that we do not have a right to know about illnesses.  I'm just saying that the Stanford WBB community is very, very supportive and I cannot imagine any illness that would not prompt an outpouring of love and support for Toni.

Bob, you say it is "very sad."  Knowing how much inside information you often have, that makes me think that you know what it is, but like the players you are ethically bound not to say.  But now I am positively alarmed, thinking through all the "very sad" chronic illnesses that can afflict young people. 

I bet it is as simple as Toni not wanting to make a spectacle of her illness or to disrupt the season, but to keep attention focussed on the team and her friends.  All right.  This is the last I will post about it.  But Toni should also know, if this gets back to her,  that this community of fans cares not only for the success of the team but for the well being of all of its members.  We are Stanford WBB fans because we do care about more than winning, but take great pleasure in how the team helps its members develop into outstanding adults.  Having empathy for an ailing player is not at odds with cheering for the team. 

So, Toni, all the fans of Stanford WBB who congregate in places like this do send you our best wishes for overcoming whatever it is that has been thrown in your path.  We care about you and for you as a fellow member of the Stanford community, because that's what people in the Stanford community do. 

[81alum]

I agree with Bob that we do not have a right to know about illnesses.  I'm just saying that the Stanford WBB community is very, very supportive and I cannot imagine any illness that would not prompt an outpouring of love and support for Toni.

Bob, you say it is "very sad."  Knowing how much inside information you often have, that makes me think that you know what it is, but like the players you are ethically bound not to say.  But now I am positively alarmed, thinking through all the "very sad" chronic illnesses that can afflict young people. 

I bet it is as simple as Toni not wanting to make a spectacle of her illness or to disrupt the season, but to keep attention focussed on the team and her friends.  All right.  This is the last I will post about it.  But Toni should also know, if this gets back to her,  that this community of fans cares not only for the success of the team but for the well being of all of its members.  We are Stanford WBB fans because we do care about more than winning, but take great pleasure in how the team helps its members develop into outstanding adults.  Having empathy for an ailing player is not at odds with cheering for the team. 

So, Toni, all the fans of Stanford WBB who congregate in places like this do send you our best wishes for overcoming whatever it is that has been thrown in your path.  We care about you and for you as a fellow member of the Stanford community, because that's what people in the Stanford community do.