This week's Theme Thursday is for Barry.
He is fighting cancer and this is what he wrote on his website:
High on the wall next to the exit from the Chemo Day Care Centre at Princess Margaret Hospital a bell is waiting for me. As I mentioned in my post a week ago Friday, there is a ritual at PMH that those patients completing their last treatment of chemotherapy, ring the bell as they leave.
And whenever it rings the nurses and volunteers and other chemo patients pause for a moment and applaud.
When I finish my last injection of chemo, on Thursday February 18th at about 2pm Eastern Standard Time, I'm also ringing that damn bell!
As loud and as long as I can!
My cancer may not be cured. I may find myself back there again sometime, but for now, at least, I'm declaring victory. After all, you don't have to win the whole war before celebrating victory in battle.
I have signed on to become one of the Confirmed Bell Ringers at his site and so at 2pm Eastern Standard Time I will be ringing a bell. And if you do not have a bell to ring then here are three videos that you can play that will ring the bells for you.
Gob bless you Barry, these bells are for you.
A more traditional type of bell ringing.
And I just had to throw in a little Johnny Cash for everyone too.
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Great Toons! Mr. Cash Rules!
ReplyDeleteWhat a classy collection of bells.
ReplyDeletewonderful bells mrsu! ringing mine at 2pm as well!
ReplyDeleteI'll be ringing!
ReplyDeleteGetting out mine form storage, I am...can't watch vids tho' :( but I'll have a bell in each hand, I will! God bless, Mrsupole!
ReplyDeleteRing 'em loud and long, I say! Here's to Barry, today and tomorrow and tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteCan never go wrong with Johnny Cash.
ReplyDeleteLovely post, Sherry. I just checked in and have missed the time by an hour. I'll ring a bell for him today anyway...and light a candle with his healing in mind. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteI've rung! Happy TT to everyone!
ReplyDeleteThe bells rang in Alabama at 2!
ReplyDeleteGreat post...How's the shoulder???
ReplyDeleteI heard those bells!
ReplyDeleteAnd am overwhelmed.
Oh how strangers can come together for a great cause. Celebrating any victory, no matter how big or small together is a great thing.
ReplyDeleteHere is to Barry and his bell! May there not be another need to see the bell!!!
I don't have a bell, so I just rang the doorbell at 2 p.m. Made the dogs go nuts.
ReplyDeleteHow cool was this. I don't even know Barry but the support has been amazing.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... Princess Margaret Hospital, eh?Barry, you live in TO, right?
ReplyDeleteHere are some get well wishes from a fellow Canadian.
You will beat this!