I liked the story but I really wished you had mentioned the non-spuffy ending a lot earlier than just before the 
epilogue. Honestly, I probably would not have read it but that is just my personal preference. Having said that, I think you are a very talented writer.

This was sad and sweet and just wonderful. I was crying last chapter because Spike and Buffy would have so little time together. Oz and Willow were so cute. It feels right to end it like this. Seeing Buffy deteriorate would break my heart. But I gotta ask now that Spike's back does Joy still go with Dawn when Buffy dies?

Oh God, thank you. That was an amazing epilogue and I kinda loved how it was a bit disconnected from the rest of the story, but summed it up perfectly at the same time. Also, love Oz. :)

And I'm glad you didn't go on showing every inevitable step of what's going to happen with Buffy now, that would just be over-angsting and feel a bit like exploiting people's emotions. Or something. I don't like stories that go on and on about every single excruciating and ugly detail of whatever nightmare is happening, unless there's a really good reason for it. And here I think you managed to make it all poignant and tragic and really touching without crossing the line. So yeah, great job and thank you very much for sharing this. :)

Thanks for this! It was very lovely. Spuffy stories are my favourite right before bed!

Wow! No, what I meant is WOOOOOOOOOOW!

I had planned to give you a review on each chapter but I couldn't stop reading, this was just so lovely!! The Spuffy reunion, Buffy's daughter, the cancer, and the Willow/Oz ending, you made me wail like a baby in lots of chapters, and I loved how you left Spuffy in the end. You should be really proud of this one, it's amazing.

Well, what can I say? Another great story. I loved it from start to finish, but I especially liked the moment when Spike realizes Buffy made the conscious decision to select a donor in order to have a child that looked like him and I absolutely loved the end (of ch. 7, the spuffy part so to speak)... I am not ashamed to admit that I've shed quite some tears over this one.

Last thing, the epilogue. You are the best! I like Tara, but I've always loved the Willow/Oz pairing much more! I'm so happy the ended up together in this story! Thank you so much for another great, great story!!!

~ Tanja ~

Great story. Nice way to distract from the sad ending in Spuffyville. I was fearful with your warning that you might break up Spike and Buffy in spite of her predicament - glad you left it where is was - I still think that was a sweet way to leave things with them. I was so pleased that she readily let him take on the fatherly role and even confessed about having him in mind. As a physician, I was particularly impressed with the idea of the cancer cells also having Slayer healing - You are brilliant! I didn't see that coming at all, but you are so right - it would make perfect sense. I initally had even said to myself - 'what about the slayer healing?' and your cleverness trumps any argument to the contrary. I am in awe. I love the way you didn't compromise the integrity of the Spuffy story looking for a cheap happy ending, but turned the focus a bit to end things on a happy note. Still in awe here.

the epiloque definitely lightens the tone. very good tale, very good read, thank you.

awwww...oz and willow back to the monkeys.... *sniff* honestly, love, that's a brilliant piece of detail there, bringing back their original conversation about the monkey pants :P great job ending this, perfectly done, love :)

Glad for Willow and Oz to have a chance at happiness. I loved them both for Willow, Tara and Oz. Glad she's ending with someone as well. With this the story you were going for, it was an excellent one, just made me remeber why I don't read these anymore. Thanks Eowyn.

Great chapter. Reallt funny when Oz said he'd tried to teach monkeys to play a Dingos song.

Awwwwwww!

That's so them. I like putting Oz and Willow back together in the future, too.

Pretty much ditto to everything Pfeifferpack said, except I would like to add a great bug:

AAAWWWWWW!! to the end of mine!

Very sweet! :D

I'm a bad, rude person to have waited till the end to review but better late than never I guess. This was a great story and I love how Oz turned up at the end. He was always one of my favorites on the show. Looking forward to your next fic.

Oh I am so Glad Willow got back with OZ, and that you didn't seem to have Buffy die.

I choose to think of it as a Spuffy ending (and mentally write in a miracle cure for Buffy *G*). The parallels are there in spades and so hopeful for Willow and Oz that I am emotionally allowing them to spill to my pairing.

I'm happy Willow and Oz found each other. I always though her love life was just that....about love, not gender. That's why Kennedy was just wrong on every level. I liked this ending.

In my fantasy world, Buffy lives in remission quite happliy as she and Spike raise their daughter. I'm happy.

Well written and like that you left it so easy to take it to that place.

Kathleen

An excellent ending.

wonderful way to end your story - life goes on and sometimes you even get second chances -

Very nice.

Great ending. I always like Willow with Tara or Oz, Kennedy just seemed like a wartime romance at best .

That was beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes. I always loved Willow and Oz together. Willow was lucky to have two such great relationships.