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Today I rang the bell!

m_azingrace
m_azingrace CSN Member Posts: 399
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I was scheduled for 10 rounds of radiation. The final one was this morning. At the cancer center they have a brass bell mounted on the wall. When a patient finishes rads, the entire crew involved with treatment comes together to clap and cheer while h/she rings the bell 3 times. Today was my turn!

Dear Sisters, please celebrate with me! Hugs and blessings to you all. Gracie
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  • missingtexas
    missingtexas CSN Member Posts: 146
    #2
    Congratulations!!!
    YAY!!! :)
    Dana
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  • missingtexas
    missingtexas CSN Member Posts: 146
    #3
    Congratulations!!!
    YAY!!! :)
    Dana
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  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 CSN Member Posts: 2,631
    #4
    Congrats Gracie
    on getting your turn to ring the bell :-) Rads are over! Celebrate!
    Char
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  • greyhoundluvr
    greyhoundluvr CSN Member Posts: 402
    #5
    Gracie -
    That is great news - how wonderful to have gotten through this step. I'm sure that bell was playing sweet tunes!

    Chris
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  • Jean 0609
    Jean 0609 CSN Member Posts: 2,462
    #6
    Good for you Gracie,
    I know that has to be a wonderful feeling to be done. Congratulations. Hope you can celebrate. Hugs, Jean
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  • mwallace1325
    mwallace1325 CSN Member Posts: 806
    #7
    Congrats
    I did the same thing in january when i finished. Were you by chance at Penrose Cancer Center in Colorado Springs????

    Enjoy being a rads grad.

    marge
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  • 4slurpee
    4slurpee CSN Member Posts: 41
    #8
    Michigan
    We did that at my place too - could that have been Michigan? Congratulations!
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  • carkris
    carkris CSN Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #9
    4slurpee said:

    Michigan
    We did that at my place too - could that have been Michigan? Congratulations!

    congratulations Gracie what
    congratulations Gracie what a wonderful feeling!!!!!
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  • m_azingrace
    m_azingrace CSN Member Posts: 399
    #10
    mwallace1325 said:

    Congrats
    I did the same thing in january when i finished. Were you by chance at Penrose Cancer Center in Colorado Springs????

    Enjoy being a rads grad.

    marge

    Marge...
    I go to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Albuquerque. But I'll stay Howdy to my neighbor to the north. G.
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  • smalldoggroomer
    smalldoggroomer CSN Member Posts: 1,184
    #11
    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a happy day..
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  • GayleMc
    GayleMc CSN Member Posts: 311 Member
    #12
    smalldoggroomer said:

    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a happy day..

    That's great!!!! So happy
    That's great!!!! So happy for you.
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  • natly15
    natly15 CSN Member Posts: 1,941
    #13
    Ah yes that bell--didnt it
    Ah yes that bell--didnt it feel wonderful! Congrats rad grad.
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  • missrenee
    missrenee CSN Member Posts: 2,136 Member
    #14
    natly15 said:

    Ah yes that bell--didnt it
    Ah yes that bell--didnt it feel wonderful! Congrats rad grad.

    That bell has a nice ring to it--doesn't it Gracie!?
    Congratulations and best wishes to you.

    Hugs, Renee
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  • cavediver
    cavediver CSN Member Posts: 607
    #15
    Celebrating!!!!!!!!!!!
    Gracie, Fantastic news.....I thought I heard bells today :-) Thanks for sharing this great news with us...... I can't imagine how great a feeling for you to Ring that Bell!
    Hugs to you!
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  • Katz77
    Katz77 CSN Member Posts: 598
    #16
    Ring that bell sister
    Thats a very cool idea. I did have a grad party and cert given, but a bell, wow that would have topped it off. Congrats on ur graduation. Katz
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  • Cat64
    Cat64 CSN Member Posts: 1,192 Member
    #17
    Gracie
    Congrats on being a Rad Grad! How wonderful that your CC made it special for you!
    Take Gentle Care of Yourself!
    ♥ Cat
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  • m_azingrace
    m_azingrace CSN Member Posts: 399
    #18
    Cat64 said:

    Gracie
    Congrats on being a Rad Grad! How wonderful that your CC made it special for you!
    Take Gentle Care of Yourself!
    ♥ Cat

    Thanks to you all!
    Sisters, this is a great day for me. Not just ringing the bell, but having you all to celebrate with. The bell ringing is so special. It can be heard even in the waiting room area, where families & friends wait while their loved ones get treatment. Everyone rejoices. A number of people "rang out" during my treatment days. It was always a joyous occasion. And it gives those still going something special to look forward to.

    Thanks again to you all for being here, not just for me, but for everyone. Hugs and Blessings, Gracie
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  • Marsha Mulvey
    Marsha Mulvey CSN Member Posts: 597 Member
    #19
    m_azingrace said:

    Thanks to you all!
    Sisters, this is a great day for me. Not just ringing the bell, but having you all to celebrate with. The bell ringing is so special. It can be heard even in the waiting room area, where families & friends wait while their loved ones get treatment. Everyone rejoices. A number of people "rang out" during my treatment days. It was always a joyous occasion. And it gives those still going something special to look forward to.

    Thanks again to you all for being here, not just for me, but for everyone. Hugs and Blessings, Gracie

    Congrats!
    Gotta love those bells! I imagine that from this day forward, every time you hear a bell ring, it will have special meaning for you. Just like in the movie "It's a Wonderful Life".
    Best wishes, Marsha
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  • m_azingrace
    m_azingrace CSN Member Posts: 399
    #20
    Marsha Mulvey said:

    Congrats!
    Gotta love those bells! I imagine that from this day forward, every time you hear a bell ring, it will have special meaning for you. Just like in the movie "It's a Wonderful Life".
    Best wishes, Marsha

    Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings
    Marsha thanks for reminding me of that. We have a brass bell mounted outside our house. Heavy, solid brass, from an antique store. We were told it was rescued from an old fire truck or tug boat or some such thing. Maybe it was, but I don't know for sure. We bought it because we liked the tone. Our grandsons love to ring it when they come to visit. More hugs & blessings. G
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  • Bella Luna
    Bella Luna CSN Member Posts: 1,578 Member
    #21
    Congratulations to You!
    Congratulations to You! Doesn't it feel grand knowing you are done with radiation. Make sure to celebrate this milestone.
    BL
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