Ringing the End of Treatment Bell
Finally Jacob got to ring the End of Treatment Bell on 29
th June 2016. In fact he got to ring it twice as he got to ring it the following week at Piam Brown. Today he is two years in remission post-treatment. He still has regular scans on a three monthly basis and the long term effects of chemotherapy has affected the nerves in his legs, eyesight and hearing, so he attends physiotherapy, orthopaedic and audiology appointments. Not to mention the mental and traumatic effect this has had on him. But we count ourselves lucky that he is as fit and well as we can hope and for all the kindness and love that surrounded us during this period. Without those people we would not have got through it, so we are thankful and grateful to our family, friends, all the NHS staff and charities that were there for us.
End of Treatment Bells are placed into hospitals for children and adults with cancer to ring after their gruelling treatment.