From Our Sister Blog: Raising Hodgkin's Lymphoma Awareness Because It Matters

For over two years, we as a family, witnessed what our sister endured battling an advanced form of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (aka Hodgkin’s Disease). The unexpected journey started in the spring of 2005 when our sister was diagnosed with this rare but deemed curable cancer during a routine check-up for flu-like symptoms. After our sister’s diagnosis, many in the medical field as well as cancer patients commented that Hodgkin’s Lymphoma was the “good” cancer to get if you had to choose a cancer.

Unfortunately, it was not the “good cancer” and the road to remission was a bumpy one to say the least. It took a rare syngeneic stem cell transplant and almost two years of back-to-back high dose chemotherapy treatment and radiation therapy to bring our sister into remission status. As a family, we experienced this two-year challenging journey right along our sister. This sobering experience inspired us to do something tangible in our sister’s honor and in honor of other cancer warriors and survivors to help promote worldwide awareness for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer wrongly deemed the “good cancer”.

We launched Hope & Dreams Cancer Awareness T-Shirt Shop in 2006 to raise awareness and support for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and General Lymphoma/Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas. The store first opened with an assortment of Lymphoma awareness t-shirt designs (Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s) and later expanded to other cancer awareness merchandise.

Today, our sister is in remission and working on recovering from the harsh treatments. We are grateful to God that she has been given a second opportunity to fulfill her hopes and dreams — cancer free. Many have asked how our sister got through two years of back-to-back cancer treatment for aggressive Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, her answer is: determination, hope and most of all faith.

Hodgkin's Lymphoma Awareness Month Matters

September brings national awareness for all Lymphomas, including Hodgkin's Lymphoma aka Hodgkin's Disease, a rare type of Lymphoma originating from a type of white blood cells called lymphocytes. It was named after British pathologist Thomas Hodgkin in 1832.

Hodgkin's Lymphoma is not a well-known cancer as is Breast Cancer. In order to get Hodgkin's Lymphoma noticed, it is important to promote and advocate it. Wearing a violet awareness ribbon is more than wearing an ordinary color. It's a mission, a statement and awareness for an important cause that affects thousands of men, women and children each year. When you wear a violet ribbon inspired design, you help put Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the forefront and you stand up to it by advocating, supporting and fighting for a cure. As a two time survivor of Hodgkin's Lymphoma, I personally know Hodgkin's Lymphoma awareness matters.

On that note, I am proud to announce our collection of violet ribbon inspired t-shirts and gifts to commemorate the importance of raising awareness for this rare cancer brought to you by our shops HopeDreamsDesigns.Com and our sister shop CancerApparelGifts.Com. Both shops have an extensive collection of Hodgkin's Lymphoma merchandise and we proudly donate to Lymphoma research.

Check out our collection below and don't forget to bookmark us both at HopeDreamsDesigns.Com and our sister shop CancerApparelGifts.Com

 

Note: We also have an extensive lime green ribbon collection to commemorate Non-Hodgkin's and General Lymphoma at. Lymphoma Awareness Month (Lime Green Ribbon)