Ringing the bell!

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As you know yesterday was my last radiotherapy treatment.......It was also my 50th birthday!.....the rad girls sang happy birthday and there were hugs and tears.....they gave me a little cactus plant to remember them by and I gave them chocolates! The staff at the centre are amazing! they made my treatment that bit more bearable....they were always cheery, always smiling and sometimes singing!
I can't believe I made it! There were times I thought i would never finish, but here i am DONE.......Well i still have to have implant transfer next year.....but i am done with treatment! Hubby came with me to video me ringing that bell! Woohoo! now time to recover from this year and everything that has happend to me! What a day......What a year!

https://www.facebook.com/ron.tedeschi.9/videos/1211762488870170/

chrissk · Answer

Yeahhhh!!!! Congrats to you and wishing you a very Happy 50th Birthday.....

ne · Answer

So so happy for you.&nbsp; I remember breaking down in tears on the last day of radiation when I got to put my thumb print on the tree of thumb prints they had on their wall.&nbsp; Like you sigh a massive exhale at the end of active treatment.&nbsp; It is sooooo good to be done with it.&nbsp; May you celebrate many more years with your family and loved ones. Hugs x

primek · Answer

My unit doesn't have a bell. So I have bought them one...just need to get a plaque done with the &nbsp;poem. After all the endurance of treatment I don't think you can underestimate the importance of ringing that end of treatment bell. My last chemo was such an anticlimax, I baked a cake...and they just cut it up out the back...I'd planned to cut it myself as the celebration . ..but I guess unless you've &nbsp;been through it...you just can't appreciate it. Even though I'm still on herceptin...the completion of each part is significant. Well done you . ..you're an inspiration...and such an incredible birthday present.

inkpetal · Answer

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGEL!! *hug hug hug*Oh that is such good news and I am so happy for you. What a wonderful birthday!&nbsp;

scorpionqueen · Answer

primek said:
  My unit doesn't have a bell. So I have bought them one...just need to get a plaque done with the &nbsp;poem. After all the endurance of treatment I don't think you can underestimate the importance of ringing that end of treatment bell. My last chemo was such an anticlimax, I baked a cake...and they just cut it up out the back...I'd planned to cut it myself as the celebration . ..but I guess unless you've &nbsp;been through it...you just can't appreciate it. Even though I'm still on herceptin...the completion of each part is significant. Well done you . ..you're an inspiration...and such an incredible birthday present.

What a beautiful gesture Kath! &nbsp;But I guess I wouldn't have expected anyhting less from you!....My unit only just got them a few months ago, so like you chemo finished without much fuss, that's wahy I was so determined to ring that bell after rads.....It's like shouting to the heavens when you ring that bell! &lt;3 Your kind donation will help others (and yourself) release that sigh of relief for all the world to hear for many years to come.....what a beautiful person you are Xx

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