Tricia’s Gratitude Bell

Of course my mother was one of the very first people who ordered and received a bell!! She’s one of my best encouragers, role models and friends! Here’s the sweet comment she sent to me. I love how my dad made a wooden letter “T” for Tricia to attach my Gratitude Bell to it!!  From my mama: “My gratitude bell is rung every morning as part of my morning prayers. Grateful for all my blessings, especially my family and a special ring for daughter, Tricia, who is one of Jesus’ special children. She is loaded with joy, courage and compassion and she passes it on to all. Love mom To order your own Gratitude Bell from Bevin Bells please click this link ! Of course it’s my dream to get one of these in every Cancer Treatment and Infusion Center especially for others who have stage 4 cancer to have a bell to ring since most of us won’t ever complete or finish treatment but we can all CHOOSE GRATITUDE. 

This post is from my pastor who is being treated for blood cancer and had a stem cell transplant over 140 days ago. My husband wanted to make sure he got one of the very first bells!! I'm hopeful that as more people get a Gratitude Bell for themselves or rings it somewhere, especially if it's rung in a Cancer Treatment Center, I would LOVE to get more and more stories like Rogers so we all can be encouraged by each other. My name is Roger Hendricks and in 2022 I was diagnosed with MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome). MDS is a relatively rare form of blood cancer which sometimes develops into Leukemia. Fortunately, the doctors caught my MDS prior to it developing into Leukemia. Unfortunately, as result of MDS, my quality of life began to suffer while becoming blood transfusion dependent receiving 40 units of blood from October of 2022 until July of 2023. The doctors informed me that without doing anything, I had a maximum life expectancy of three more years. At 63 years of age and wi...