Texas breast cancer patient breaks 'cancer-free bell' with enthusiastic ring

A Houston-area woman was so excited while ringing the "cancer-free" bell at the hospital, she broke it.

Bang a gong, indeed.

A Texas patient who finished her radiation treatment for breast cancer got to ring the hospital's "cancer-free" celebration bell Monday. But Darla Jaye was so excited, she broke the bell, KRIV reported.

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"I broke the bell," Jaye said in the video.

The Houston-based Harris Health System tweeted a video of Jaye clanging the traditional bell, including the moment when the strap flew off.

By the way, the bell has been fixed, hospital officials tweeted.