Ethan Williamson and his mom, Tiffany, are introduced by Dr. David Poplack, director of Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, and Judy Holloway, assistant director of nursing at Texas Children’s Cancer Center. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
Ethan Williamson and his mom, Tiffany, are introduced by Dr. David Poplack, director of Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, and Judy Holloway, assistant director of nursing at Texas Children’s Cancer Center. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
Ethan Williamson and Nicolle Eighmy, child life specialist at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, unveil the end of treatment bell. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
Ethan Williamson and Nicolle Eighmy, child life specialist at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, unveil the end of treatment bell. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
Ethan Williamson stands proudly next to the end of treatment bell after being the first patient to ring the new addition to Texas Children’s. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
Ethan Williamson stands proudly next to the end of treatment bell after being the first patient to ring the new addition to Texas Children’s. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
Ethan Williamson and his mom, Tiffany. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
Ethan Williamson and his mom, Tiffany. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
The plaque that hangs next to the end of treatment bell. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
The plaque that hangs next to the end of treatment bell. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
Christian Spear, cancer survivor and Purple Songs Can Fly artist, sings a special song written for the end of treatment bell dedication. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
Christian Spear, cancer survivor and Purple Songs Can Fly artist, sings a special song written for the end of treatment bell dedication. (Credit: John R. Lewis Photography)
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Cancer survivor donates bell to Texas Children’s to symbolize end of treatment

Cancer survivor donates bell to Texas Children’s to symbolize end of treatment

On July 14, nine-year-old Ethan Williamson, a Ewing sarcoma survivor, jubilantly stood on his tip toes to ring a bell that signifies a great deal to him and other patients at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers. The bell, donated by Williamson and his family, will be rung by cancer and hematology patients to commemorate receiving their final treatment.

At the unveiling ceremony, Dr. David Poplack, director of Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers and head of the hematology/oncology section at Baylor College of Medicine, noted the meaningful addition of the bell as a sign of hope for the thousands of patients who are treated each year at Texas Children’s Hospital for cancer or blood disorders.

The special bell hangs next to a plaque that reads, “Let your strength and courage be felt by all, as this bell’s song fills this hall. For every time we hear this note, another life be filled with hope.”

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