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1. Mid of Wendy Jeshion ringing the "Bell of Hope" with her daughtger Isabella Spar
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Isabella Spar, Founder, Project Bell:
"I remember the day very clearly that I found out my mom had her benign, but life-threatening brain tumor.
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Isabella Spar, Founder, Project Bell:
"And it wasn’t until about halfway through her treatment when I started understanding what the bell meant and it started getting closer and that’s when I kind of realized that there was this hope and what this bell meant."
4. Various of "Bell of Hope"
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Wendy Jeshion, Mother of Isabella Spar:
I went from being a physician to being a patient. I had never seen it before. It was like hidden away but waiting in the waiting room, we would see people ring it and everybody would get together."
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Wendy Jeshion, Mother of Isabella Spar:
"And when the time came to ring the bell it was probably one of the, I would say, pivotal moments in my life and I think in a situation where you feel so out of control, the bell gives you some control. It empowers you. The loud resonating sound is actually important."
7. Close up of "Bell of Hope" being rung
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Isabella Spar, Founder, Project Bell:
"It’s also not just a milestone for patients, it’s a milestone for the physicians, for the health care staff, for their families, for any single person involved and I think it’s a source of strength and really just a way to mark a part of your journey. I think it’s a very important part."
9. Spar receiving an honorary award
STORYLINE:
Tulane University undergraduate Isabella Spar has turned her family’s battle with illness into inspiration for cancer patients around the world.
Monday, Spar and her family unveiled a newly donated bell at the East Jefferson General Hospital (EJGH) Cancer Clinic.
"I think it’s a source of strength and really just a way to mark a part of your journey. I think it’s a very important part" says Isabella Spar, Founder of Project Bell.
Spar along with her sister, Alexa, created the organization when she was just 12 years old after watching her mother ring a bell to mark the end of radiation treatment for a brain tumor.
"In a situation where you feel so out of control, the bell gives you some control. It empowers you", Spar’s mother, Dr. Wendy Jeshion, said, holding hands with her daughter.
Monday’s event marked the 130th "Bell of Hope" that Spar and her family have donated to cancer and transplant centers across the U.S.
Project Bell has also expanded to the Caribbean and South America, giving thousands of patients the chance to celebrate recovery milestones with an exciting ritual.
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