The Bell Started to Ring
The bell started to ring and suddenly I woke up. Yesterday, I was receiving treatment #24, my 4th dose of Kadcyla, when I heard the bell start to ring. The bell hangs quietly in the main area of the pod B infusion center anxiously waiting to be rang by those who have finished their chemo or other treatments. Today, it was a woman in her 50's with a beautiful purple and teal scarf on her head. She was smiling from ear to ear as her friend took a picture of her holding her "Last Chemo" sign. She was so happy, looking so relieved to finished. I remember that feeling. I rang that very same bell once as I finished my last chemo. I remember being so very thankful that it was over. The bell started to ring and suddenly I woke up. It wasn't sleep that it woke me from...I had just infused a bag of steroids. But it woke me from a daze...a daze I seemed to have fallen into since I had to switch treatment plans in November. I was so happy to watch this woman ring t