Finish Line

Today I rang the bell.

The bell quietly sits in a little alcove just outside the radiation treatment room. There is a decorative stoneware vase beside the bell. There is also a poem on a printed parchment that reads,

“Ring this bell three times well,

 Its toll to clearly say

My treatment’s done, this course is run,

And I am on my way!”

The radiation techs made sure that I rang the bell today after my final treatment. They also said to come back and visit them. They were absolutely wonderful throughout this entire process. I will miss them, though I doubt that I shall ever return.

Time will tell if all is well. It may take a year or more. Here’s hoping that the 315 individual beams of radiation have vanquished my cancer.

Today is a day for celebration, for today I rang the bell.