Jeff, that information is more encouraging than you probably realize.
My god daughter Danny, has been dancing for years, and is very talented. She just started at high school, and because of her love of the entertainment business, picked a high school that promotes the arts. She has appeared in television commercials and has always wanted a career in dancing or acting, and the way she is going, she is on the right path.
Of course, the priority at this time, is to get her through this initial crisis. She has just been diagnosed and has spent the last two weeks in hospital, and it is expected she will spend another two weeks, so the medical side of her illness still has to be confronted and dealt with before anything else is thought about, but naturally she has been asking what will become of her dancing. She is only 13, so she has a long time before a career in that field will happen,but it still distresses her when she thinks about it.
Some time later, I will tell her about your neighbour and his successful career. Thank you very much for taking the time to pass on that information to me.