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Missouri hospital will ring big billboard bell when a child finishes cancer treatment

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When children finish chemotherapy treatment at a Missouri hospital, strangers will hear about it.

That’s because St. Louis Children’s Hospital installed a 12-foot bell Wednesday on a billboard over Interstate 44, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The bell even has speakers to magnify its clanging.

Every time a child finishes cancer treatment, staff will use an app on their phones to ring the bell. The Post-Dispatch reports it will ring approximately five to 10 times each month.

“Childhood wins another round against cancer,” the billboard says.

Max Londberg: 816-234-4378, @MaxLondberg

This story was originally published October 12, 2017 at 9:46 AM with the headline "Missouri hospital will ring big billboard bell when a child finishes cancer treatment."

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