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At Hāz for Hope, we are dedicated to spreading awareness and supporting the cancer/cause communities through custom handmade notecards. Each unique design features ribbons threaded through hand-drawn patterned paper. All cards are blank inside and offer versatility for heartfelt messages for all occasions.

Hāz for Hope began when the vision of lacing ribbon into die cut paper came to Amy, our founder, in 2005 during her first rounds of breast cancer treatment while running errands with her then 1 and 3 year old children in tow. Amy's many years of fashion and graphic design experience and her love for textures, patterns, and fine paper comb
Hāz for Hope began when the vision of lacing ribbon into die cut paper came to Amy, our founder, in 2005 during her first rounds of breast cancer treatment while running errands with her then 1 and 3 year old children in tow. Amy's many years of fashion and graphic design experience and her love for textures, patterns, and fine paper combine beautifully to make the notecard line. Wanting to give back to the cancer community, the notecard idea turned into a passion project, and Hāz for Hope was born.

Our founder, Amy, was born and raised in Indianapolis to a graphic designer father and artist mother, so creativity is literally in her blood. She's lived in NYC, attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, worked in the fashion district, and in the graphic design field in Indianapolis and Chicago. Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer f
Our founder, Amy, was born and raised in Indianapolis to a graphic designer father and artist mother, so creativity is literally in her blood. She's lived in NYC, attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, worked in the fashion district, and in the graphic design field in Indianapolis and Chicago. Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time in 2005 when her children were 1 and 3 years old. She was diagnosed again in 2007, went through two more years of radical treatment and is now a healthy 2x survivor, her children are grown, and her passion for reaching others through the note cards is stronger than ever.

At Hāz for Hope, we believe that a handwritten note can brighten someone's day and create a lasting connection. That's why we create products that are not only beautiful but also meaningful. We want to help our customers express themselves in a way that's authentic and heartfelt.
A note from a stranger meant the world to Amy during her tre
At Hāz for Hope, we believe that a handwritten note can brighten someone's day and create a lasting connection. That's why we create products that are not only beautiful but also meaningful. We want to help our customers express themselves in a way that's authentic and heartfelt.
A note from a stranger meant the world to Amy during her treatments and beyond, and she hopes her Hāz for Hope notecards will do the same for others.
In March of 2005, while sitting in her attorney's office filing for divorce, Amy received a call from her doctor and heard the words “you have breast cancer.” Invasive Ductile Carcinoma, estrogen, progesterone and HER2 positive, five tumors along a duct line, stage II.
Amy spent the next 12 months in cancer treatment that included port placement, chemo infusions, lumpectomy surgery, radiation treatments, Herceptin infusions and more all while going through a divorce with custody evaluations, court dates, and an ex-husband that abandoned the kids emotionally, physically and financially. In May of 2006, Amy's divorce was final, she was awarded physical and legal custody of her children, and she was deemed cancer free. Treatment continued, though, with additional estrogen blocking medication and HER2+ infusion therapies.
In March of 2007, when Amy had just started to get her life back together, another tumor was detected during a routine mammogram, and she heard the words “you have breast cancer” again. She spent another year in treatment, including monthly trips to the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Zion, IL where they offered a naturopathic oncology approach, oral chemotherapy, bilateral mastectomy surgery with expander/implant reconstruction. In December of that year, during a routine CT scan, a large mass was found on Amy's ovary, and complete hysterectomy surgery was performed the week before Christmas. The ovarian mass was determined to be benign, and after weeks of recovery, Amy's healing journey finally began, though more estrogen receptor medication was ordered to help prevent another recurrence. Despite the side effects of fatigue and joint pain, she took the medication as instructed (up to 25% of patients don't take the medicine at all or don't make it 10 years due to the side effects). Once Amy reached the five year mark, the drug was tested and suggested for 10 year usage. At year eight, because of ongoing side effects and an in-depth discussion with her oncologist, determining the medicine only saved her a few percentage points of prevention, she chose to stop taking the medication and ended many years of grueling treatment.
Amy is still healthy and thriving, 21 and 19 years later, her children are grown, and she is passionate more now than ever about sharing hope with others facing disease and pursuing the Hāz for Hope mission.
Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer. Camp Kesem is the largest national organization dedicated to supporting children impacted by a parent’s cancer, at no cost to families. Their innovative and fun-filled programs provide children with peers who understand their unique needs, and create long-lasting impact.
Amy's children attended Camp Kesem for 11 consecutive summers, and this program gave them a place to let go, have fun, share their feelings and parent cancer stories, and hear other’s as well, helping them all feel less alone during a terrifying time.
Casting for Recovery (CfR) provides healing outdoor retreats nationwide for women with breast cancer, at no cost to the participants. CfR’s retreats offer opportunities for women to find inspiration, discover renewed energy for life, and experience healing connections with other women and nature. For women who have had surgery or radiation as part of their breast cancer treatment, the gentle motion of fly casting can be good physical therapy for increasing mobility in the arm and upper body.
Through the Resilience Beyond Cancer program, Catherine Haffey, a dear friend of Amy's and a 15+ year stage 3 breast cancer survivor, provides resources & programs to help women prevent & recover from breast cancer. Catherine has helped educate Amy on exercise, nutrition, and mindset practices to take her power back and help limit her chances of recurrence.
Indy Survive Oars, Indiana's only breast cancer dragon boat racing team, offers hope, inspiration camaraderie to breast cancer survivors while focusing on health and physical activity through the sport of dragon boat racing.
IWIN Foundation supports individuals statewide receiving treatment for breast cancer by relieving emotional, physical, and financial burdens.
Kris Carr is a multiple New York Times best-selling author, wellness activist and cancer thriver. She is the subject and director of the documentary Crazy Sexy Cancer, which premiered at the SXSW Film Festival and aired on TLC and The Oprah Winfrey Network.
Love Your Melon was founded in an entrepreneurship class at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota by two friends, Zachary and Brian, who wanted to start a business with a meaningful and positive social impact. On a mission to improve the lives of children battling cancer since October 22nd, 2012, Love Your Melon began with the simple idea of putting a hat on every child battling cancer in America.
After being diagnosed when she was just six years old, Tatum Parker began a year-long battle with Ewing’s sarcoma. Through the Tatum Parker Project’s (TPP’s) major initiatives, Tatum and her family stand up and fight against pediatric cancer, and bring hope and positivity to patients across the state of Indiana. Each child diagnosed with cancer in the state of Indiana receive a Tatum’s Bag of Fun containing $350 worth of items, including a Kindle Fire and board and card games, crafts, puzzles, coloring books, and other activities kids can do from a hospital bed.
Actress and photographer Kris Carr thought she had a hangover, but a Jivamukti yoga class didn’t provide its usual kick-ass cure. A visit to her doctor confirmed her liver looked like Swiss cheese, covered with cancerous tumors. She entered trench warfare (wearing cowboy boots into the MRI machine, no less), vowing, Cancer needed a makeover and I was just the gal to do it!
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That Julie Yip-Williams survived infancy was a miracle. Born blind in Vietnam, she narrowly escaped euthanasia at the hands of her grandmother, only to flee with her family the political upheaval of her country in the late 1970s. Loaded into a rickety boat with three hundred other refugees, Julie made it to Hong Kong and, ultimately, America, where a surgeon at UCLA gave her partial sight. She would go on to become a Harvard-educated lawyer, with a husband, a family, and a life she had once assumed would be impossible.
How does a mother tell a daughter she has breast cancer? How can a child understand what a mastectomy and reconstruction are all about? When Mommy Had a Mastectomy is a children’s book that explains, in a simple and clear manner, why Mommy is sick and what she does after she feels better to return to normalcy. It tells the story of a mother and daughter discovering new ways to show they care despite the painful illness of breast cancer and subsequent breast reconstruction surgery.
Text uses child-friendly language and illustrations to explain what cancer is, the terminology surrounding its treatment, and the potential consequences of the disease, as well as the healthy emotional reactions children may have when someone in their life has cancer.
Having recently graduated from Columbia Journalism School and landed her dream job at 20/20, the last thing 27-year-old Geralyn expects to hear is a breast cancer diagnosis. And there is one part of the diagnosis that no one will discuss with her: what it means to be a young girl with cancer in a beauty- obsessed culture. Trying to find herself, while losing her vibrancy and her looks, Geralyn embarks on a road to self-acceptance that will inspire all women.
Yopi is a survivor of breast cancer. She wrote this book for parents who are dealing with breast cancer. She says, “It is truly a battle the family fights together; the struggles and questions never stop….My hope is that Why Is Mommy Sleeping? makes it easier for parents to explain to their children what to expect in the many months of treatment ahead of them. Additionally, I wrote this book to provide helpful and practical ideas to help families better cope.”
Refresh Yourself. True Stories of Struggle, Strife, And Success. It all began with a wadded up scrap of paper that languished at the bottom of her purse, lost among the loose change and old gum wrappers. Gayle was working as a nurse administrator, when a salesman slipped her a note with a phone number, This is someone you should meet. Gayle read the name on the note: Rita Snider.
Gratitude boutique is located in Indianapolis, and is one of Amy's favorite places to shop. Gratitude is owned by one of her dear friends Lisa, and offers unique ladies apparel, men’s accessories, fashion jewelry, health & beauty products, footwear, infant apparel gifts, home decor, and the Hāz for Hope notecards. Click below for more info on this must visit boutique!
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