Ringing the Cancer Treatment Bell After Chemotherapy | The Patient Story
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2020
- Sheree Nielsen shares her best moment from treatment: the end of it! Excerpt from her story:
"I got to ring the bell twice. I rang the bell the night of my last treatment at Downtown St. Louis. The nurses presented me with a certificate, which was very sweet, that I had gone through chemo treatment and survived. They gave me a survivor keychain.
We all took a picture together and on the seventh floor there was no one in the waiting area. It was my and my husband. He videotaped me ringing the bell and I did a little goofy dance. That was the first time I rang the bell.
The second time I rang the bell was when I went for my check-up, which was in the beginning of June at the doctor’s office at the West County location. She said I just want to tell you you’re in remission.
I started crying. It was different ringing the bell when you finish treatment because the first time, I really didn’t know what the numbers were going to be like or what was going to happen over the next couple of months. Was I going to be in range?
I went out in the lobby and asked the nurse, Becky, “Should I ring the bell? I don’t know if I should. I already rang it when treatment ended in April.” She was like, “Girl, you go ring that bell!”
So I went out in the lobby and rang the bell and everyone in the waiting room clapped for me. I got emotional again, probably more emotional than the first time because it was still an unknown. I started crying and walked out.
It felt different because someone tells you you’re in remission. It felt good. I was like what does it mean, exactly, to be in remission? My doctor said the lymphoma was gone. They would still have to monitor me and I would get quarterly check-ups."
God bless you!
Thanks for the well wishes!
beat the hardest battle in life! Congrats !
Congrats!!! I ring my bell tomorrow so I can feel your excitement!! 🎉🎉
Congratulations!!
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Thats really cool!