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• The Ribbon & It's meaning
The meaning behind custom ribbons.
Red
Ribbon = Aids/HIV, substance abuse, MADD, DARE, Epidermolysis Bullosa, love, heart
disease- (also uses the red dress symbol), Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW),
Pink
Ribbon = Breast Cancer, Birth Parents
Orange
Ribbon = Hunger, leukemia, cultural diversity and racial tolerance, feral cats, motorcyclist
safety, Multiple Sclerosis -wristband only, self injury, Agent Orange exposure
Yellow
Ribbon = Support our troops, POW/MIA, suicide prevention, adoptive parents, spina biffida,
missing children (amber alert), endometriosis, sarcoma, bladder cancer, liver
disease and liver cancer, hydrocephalus or hydrocephaly, hope in general
Green
Ribbon = Tissue and organ donation, depression (both adults and children), bipolar disorder,
mental health or illness, eye injuries, Tourette's Syndrome, bone marrow
transplants and donation, worker and driving safety, glaucoma, missing children,
leukemia, environment, kidney cancer or kidney disease, neural tube defects,
Mitochondrial Disease, growth and rebuilding, Cerebral Palsy
Dark Blue
Ribbon (Navy) = Child abuse prevention, arthritis, free speech, crime victims rights, water
quality, colon cancer, hystiocytosis, domestic violence, water safety (flooding,
drowning and accidents), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), interstitial
cystitis, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Reyes Syndrome, education, short
bowel syndrome, Myositis, Leukodystrophy, Hurricane Support, police officers lost
in the line of duty (AKA, the Thin Blue Line)
Purple
Ribbon = Domestic violence, religious tolerance, animal abuse, the victims of 9/11 (includes
police and firefighters), pancreatic cancer, Chron's Disease and colitis,
cystic fibrosis, leimyosarcoma, macular degeneration, Sjogren's Syndrome, fibromyalgia,
lupus, sarcoidosis, the homeless, thyroid cancer, ADD, ADHD, alzheimers,
cancer survivor (this is a general color that anyone who has survived cancer
can wear)
White Ribbon = Innocence, victims of terrorism, peace,
right to life, diabetes, sexual assault of students, retinal blastoma, alzheimers,
adoption, bone disease and bone cancer, anti-child pornography on the internet
Black
Ribbon = Mourning, melanoma, anti-gangs, Anti-terrorism in Spain, POW-MIAs, Amish support
Brown
Ribbon = Anti-tobacco, colorectal cancer
Gray
Ribbon = Diabetes, brain cancer, asthma and allergies
Lime
Green Ribbon - Lymphoma, Lyme Disease, Muscular Dystrophy-wristband only, Sandhoff Disease
Teal
Ribbon = Ovarian, cervical, uterine (all gynecological) cancers, substance abuse, sexual
assault, Myasthenia Gravis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Burgundy
Ribbon = Hospice care, multiple myeloma, cesarean sections, headaches and migraines, thrombophilia
Periwinkle = Eating disorders, pulmonary hypertension, stomach cancer, GERD, IBS
Pale Yellow
Ribbon = Spina biffida
Peach
Ribbon = Uterine Cancer, Endometrial Cancer
Light Green
Ribbon = Pelvic Pain (chronic), Celiac Disease
Light Blue
Ribbon = Prostate cancer, thyroid disease, lymphedema, Trisomy 18, scleroderma, Graves
Disease
Lavender
Ribbon = All cancers (general cancer awareness), epilepsy, rett syndrome, foster care
Pearl Ribbon = lung cancer and lung disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Mesothelioma
Silver Ribbon = Children with disabilities, Parkinson's Disease, any diseases
or disorders of the brain including strokes, elderly abuse
Gold Ribbon = Childhood Cancer
Clear Ribbon = Lung cancer and lung disease, Multiple
Sclerosis (secondary to prism)
Light Baby Pink and Blue Ribbon = Pregnancy and infant loss, SIDS, Male breast cancer
Red and WhiteRibbon = Head and neck cancer, aplastic anemia
Red and Yellow Ribbon = Hepatitis C
Red, White and Blue Ribbon = Patriotism, 9/11 victims
Red and Blue with a Heart
Ribbon = Congenital Heart Defects (also red,blue and red stripes)
Blue And Yellow = Down Syndrome, designated drivers (The Hero Campaign)
Purple Ribbon with a Red rose Ribbon = Cystic Fibrosis
Purple And Green Ribbon = Hospice And Pallative Care
Purple And Blue Ribbon = Pediatric Stroke
Purple and Yellow Ribbon = Chemical Injury (any chemical related boo boos)
Jigsaw Puzzle Ribbon = Autism
Orchid and Orange Ribbon = psoriasis
Lime Green and Aqua Ribbon = adult stem cell donor
Teal And Pink Ribbon = Hereditary Breast Cancer or a combo ribbon for gynecological and breast cancers
Black and Pink Ribbon = Bone Marrow Donor, loss of a daughter
Black and Lt. Blue Ribbon = Loss of a son
Black and White Ribbon = Carcinoid Syndrome Cancer (zebra stripes) and anti-racism
Black White And Black (three stripes) Ribbon = Vaccine danger
Gold and Black Ribbon = Platelett donor
Ivory, Burgundy and Ivory Ribbon = Oral head and neck cancer
Yellow, Lime Green, Orange, Aqua, Hot Pink Ribbon = Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Yellow Ribbon = STD awareness
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