The Hodgkin's Lymphoma Violet Ribbon Awareness T-Shirt Shop

About Us

"It's All About Hope"

For two years, we witnessed what our sister endured battling an advanced form of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. 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 her 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. 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's side. This sobering experience inspired us to do something tangible in our sister's honor to help bring worldwide awareness to Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a cancer wrongly deemed the "good cancer".

In February 2007, we established a partnership with Cafepress to help raise awareness for Hodgkin's Lymphoma through cancer awareness t-shirts, apparel and merchandise representing Hodgkin's Lymphoma Awareness. The violet ribbon was chosen in concurrence with the non-profit organization "curehodgkins" mission and adoption of the Violet Ribbon color in 2001 as the official symbol of unification for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, its patients, survivors and their families. We continue the Violet Ribbon Campaign's mission in honor of all those affected by Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Today, our sister is in remission and we are grateful to God that 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: "It's All About Hope" -- her motto and ours.

The Mendes Family