Supporting families caring for critically ill children, showing these families that they are not alone during these hard times. HEARTSofHOPEnetwork.org
08/30/2025
Hi ya'll
This is Ted. I just wanted you all to know I am back home and doing well. I still have a long road to recovery include at least one open heart surgery. I thank all of you for your thoughts and prayers. I am sorry that we have to shut Hearts of Hope Network down. But there is just no way I can run it now. It has been my honor to serve all of our Hearts of Hope families, you will always be a part of me. Love you all! - Ted-
02/21/2025
💔 When a child is critically ill, the whole family carries the weight of that battle.
No family should face it alone. The pain. The fear. The isolation.
At Hearts of Hope Network, we stand beside families in their hardest moments, offering support, love, and hope when they need it most.
✨ Help us help them. ✨
Visit HEARTSofHOPEnetwork.org to learn how you can make a difference.
12/15/2024
Mary Julich
10/19/2024
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06/26/2024
So, when you run a charity that deals with supporting families with critically ill children, by its nature, some of those children do not make it. When that very sad event happens, we send a small memorial gift to the family to let them know we are still thinking of them. Help us help them: https://heartsofhopenetwork.org/donate
05/27/2024
A special thank you to Mary Jane & Ginger. We love the mittens
12/28/2023
Wishing you and your family every happiness this Christmas and always. 🎁
12/20/2023
Thank you for your generous product gifts Pure Haven ! We included some of your amazing toxic free products in our Christmas gift bags to all of our families. We Love You and hope you all have a Merry Christmas and an amazing New Year!!!!
12/20/2023
Packing up some small Christmas gifts for our families. Called in my granddaughter and son to help. Merry Christmas everyone!
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Like many charities, the Hearts of Hope Network started as a result of a personal tragedy. In November 1984, 18-year-old Tony Stickels was diagnosed with leukemia. After several rounds of extreme chemotherapy at Stanford Medical Center that failed, he and his family were told that the only treatment left available was a bone marrow transplant. At this time, the procedure was still very experimental. The only facility in the US that was doing these transplants was the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. The family quickly packed up, placed all their belongings in storage, and moved from the San Francisco Bay area to a one-bedroom apartment in Seattle so Tony could start his treatments immediately. Those who are or who have been engaged in such a battle understand that, at that juncture in your life, nothing else matters. The lives of all involved are completely consumed with overcoming the odds.
After 3 months of very intense, painful, and aggressive treatments, including more chemotherapy and full body radiation, Tony died on February 2, 1985. After his death, his mother, Mary, and two brothers, Ted (20) & Chad (19), were devastated and shattered at having failed in their battle to save him. For years the family struggled to move on, slowly finding joy and Hope in their lives again.
33 years have passed, and Ted & Chad have married and have children and grand-children of their own. Never have any of them forgotten that sense of desperation and hopelessness they felt for years after Tony’s death. They continually looked for a way to honor his death in some way that would give it meaning.
That’s where Hearts of Hope began – with this family’s understanding of the desperation and hopelessness many families can feel during times of extreme hardship or tragedy. Mary, Ted, and Chad wanted to do something to show other families in similar situations that there are good people out there who love and care for them, even though they may never have met them before. In this way, they felt they could help spread Hope in what seems like hopeless times.
Sometimes it is the simple things – the lawn that’s mowed, a house that’s clean, family pets being fed and walked and cared for. Sometimes it’s a box of fun things or a bouquet of flowers, and sometimes it’s a prayer or a loving thought from someone. The small things done by neighbors, friends and even total strangers so they can focus on the overwhelming thing that consumes them, can bring Hope and comfort during the hard times they are facing.
