Radiotherapy - ringing bell at end of treatment

I know this is silly given the magnitude of cancer and it’s treatment but at my radiotherapy session today a patient finished her treatment and all the staff came out to cheer as she rang the bell. It was really emotional for all but I recoiled in horror as it’s something I would hate to do. 

Is it compulsory? Do the staff ask beforehand? It’s been worrying me all day. I’m now dreading my final session. Again apologies for being petty.

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  • I wasn’t going to ring the bell not My styles  at all .. but like many others have said it complete s the circle .i had 35 sessions of r/t and inrung the hell out of the bell in the end for my sake as much as the other patients some who were just starting . Ok look at my blog I can see in my last day I had 3 rd degree burn s in my neck what u can’t see is a radiation burn on my tongue full,length but I rung it and felt it closed that chapter .

    my blog is www.radioactiveraz,wordpress.com

    niw 15 weeks post radiotherapy cancer ifvright tonsil amd lymph nodes m final scan done awaiting results 

     

    good luck

    Hazel

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  • I wasn’t going to ring the bell not My styles  at all .. but like many others have said it complete s the circle .i had 35 sessions of r/t and inrung the hell out of the bell in the end for my sake as much as the other patients some who were just starting . Ok look at my blog I can see in my last day I had 3 rd degree burn s in my neck what u can’t see is a radiation burn on my tongue full,length but I rung it and felt it closed that chapter .

    my blog is www.radioactiveraz,wordpress.com

    niw 15 weeks post radiotherapy cancer ifvright tonsil amd lymph nodes m final scan done awaiting results 

     

    good luck

    Hazel

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