Two Atlanta teens ring end-of-treatment bell together after months of battling cancer

Two best friends battling cancer side by side at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta celebrated a major milestone together, ringing the end-of-treatment bell at the same moment after months of supporting each other through surgeries, chemotherapy, and fear.John Paul "JP" Thomas was a varsity tennis player at Whitfield Academy in spring 2025 when he was diagnosed with cancer at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.In September, his closest friend, local soc