At first they knew I was sick but I didn't tell them that it was terminal. Thought I could take care of it myself. Then I passed out in front of them and had to be hospitalized. That's when they found out. After that, Will agreed to help me.

[Kirk begins to tense up again]

My bat venom formula kept breaking down too fast to eradicate the cancer. Will's specialty was nanotechnology. He developed machines so small that they were invisible to the naked eye. My serum could be the brick. His nanites could be the mortar.