| Ribbon Awareness Meanings
Red = Aids/HIV, substance and drug abuse (includes inhalents), MADD, DARE, Epidermolysis Bullosa, love, heart disease- (also uses the red dress symbol), supraventicular tachycardia, Wolff-parkinson-White Syndrom (WPW), Pro-life, hypertension, Evans Syndrome
Orange = hunger, leukemia, cultural diversity and racial tolerance, feral cats, motorcyslist safety, Multiple Sclerosis -wristband only, self injury, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Support of the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and North Samaria (Israel), skin cancer (with a sun in the center of the loop)
Yellow = Support our troops, POW/MIA, suicide prevention, adoptive parents, spina biffida, missing children (amber alert), endometriosis, sarcoma (with or without a sunflower), bladder cancer, liver disease and liver cancer, hydrocephalus or hydrocephaly, hope in general, boycott Aruba (hope for Natalee)
Green = Tissue and organ donation or transplants, depression (both adults and children), bipolar disorder, mental health or illness, eye injuries, Tourette's Syndrome, bone marrow transplants and donation, Fanconi's Syndrome, worker and driving safety, Von Hippel Lindau, glaucoma, missing children, leukemia, environment, Fibrodysplasia Ossificans, kidney cancer or kidney disease, neural tube defects, Mitochondrial Disease, growth and rebuilding, Progressiva, Cerebral Palsy, Save Darfur, Stem Cell Research
Blue(Navy) = Child abuse prevention, arthritis, free speech, crime victims rights, waterquality, colon cancer, Dysautonomia, hystiocytosis, Erb's Palsy, AnkylosingSpondylitis, domestic violence, water safety (flooding, drowning and accidents), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), dystonia, interstitial cystitis, bracial plexus injury, Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Alopecia, Reyes Syndrome, education, Steven Johnson Syndrome, short bowel syndrome, Myositis, Leukodystrophy, Hurricane Support, police officers lost in the line of duty (AKA, the Thin Blue Line), Syringomyelia
Purple = Domestic violence, religious tolerance, animal abuse, the victims of 9/11 (includespolice and firefighters), pancreatic cancer, Chron's Disease and colitis, cystic fibrosis, leimyosarcoma, macular degeneration, Sjogren's Syndrome, fibromyalgia,lupus, sarcoidosis, the homeless, Mucolipidoses, thyroid cancer, ADD, ADHD, alzheimers, cancer survivor (this is a general color that anyone who has survived cancer can wear), Pagan pride, Arnold Chiari Malformation, children left unattended in cars
White = 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, carbon monoxide poisoning (CO poisoning),post partum depression, Scoliosis, Anti-stalking, Men working to end men's violence against women.
Black = Mourning, melanoma, anti-gangs, Anti-terrorism in Spain, narcolepsy, POW-MIAs, Primary Billiary Cirrhosis, Amish Support
Brown = Anti-tobacco, colorectal cancer
Gray = Diabetes, brain cancer, asthma and allergies
Lime Green = Lymphoma, Lyme Disease, Muscular Dystrophy-wristband only, Ivemark Syndrome, Sandhoff Disease
Teal = Ovarian, cervical, uterine (all gynecological) cancers, food allergies, substance abuse, sexual assault, Myasthenia Gravis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, agoraphobia, panic or stress disorders (includes PTSD), Dissociative Identity Disorder Turquoise= Native American reparations (dark teal items work too), interstitial cystitis (IC Network designation)
Burgundy = Hospice care, multiple myeloma, cesarian sections, headaches and migraines, adhesions, thrombophilia and other coagulation or blood factor disorders, meningitis, polio survivor, Hughes Syndrome, brain aneurysm
Periwinkle = Eating disorders, pulmonary hypertension, esophageal or stomach cancer, GERD, IBS
Pink = Breast Cancer, Birth Parents, cleft palate
Hot Pink = Inflammatory breast cancer Pale Yellow= Spina biffida
Peach = Uterine Cancer, Endometrial Cancer Cream= Paralysis, spinal cord injuries, diseases or disorders
Light Green = Pelvic Pain (chronic), Celiac Disease, STD Awareness, HPV
Emerald Green = Homeopathy awareness
Light Blue = Prostate cancer, mens health, thyroid disease, lymphedema, Addison's Disease,Trisomy 18, Velo-Cardio Facial Syndrome, Klinefelter's Syndrome, hyperaldosteronism, scleroderma, Behcets Disease, Graves Disease, Shprintzen Syndrome, Edward's Syndrome
Lavender = All cancers (general cancer awareness), epilepsy, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, rett syndrome, foster care or foster parents
Orchid(violet) = Testicular cancer
Pearl = lung cancer or lung disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Mesothelioma, emphysema
Silver = Children with physical or learning disabilities, Parkinson's Disease, any disorders or diseases of the brain including strokes, elderly abuse
Gold = Childhood Cancer, COPD, Embryonal Rhabdomysarcoma
Light Baby Pink and Blue = Pregnancy and infant loss, SIDS, Male breast cancer
Red and White = Head and neck cancer, aplastic anemia, Squamous Cell Carcinoma Red and Yellow = Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Red, White and Blue = Patriotism, 9/11 victims, fireworks safety
Red and Blue with a Heart = 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 = Cystic Fibrosis
Purple and Green = Hospice And Pallative Care
Purple and Blue = Rheumatoid arthritis, pediatric stroke
Purple and Yellow = Chemical Injury (any chemical related injuries)
Jigsaw Puzzle Ribbon = Autism
Prism = Multiple Schlerosis (MS)
Orchid and Orange = psoriasis
Lime Green and Aqua = adult stem cell donor
Teal And Pink = Hereditary Breast Cancer or a combo ribbon for gynecological and breast cancers.
Pink and Gold = Phyllodes Tumors
Black and Pink = Bone Marrow Donor, loss of a daughter
Black and Lt. Blue = Loss of a son
Black And White = Carcinoid Syndrome Cancer (zebra stripes) and anti-racism
Black White And Black (three stripes) = Vaccine danger
Gold and Black = Platelett donor
Gold and Silver = All hearing or ear related disorders and diseases
Ivory, Burgundy and Ivory = Oral head and neck cancers
Ivory Lace = Osteoporosis
Navy Blue and White Pinstripes = ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Lou Gehrig's Disease
Yellow, Lime Green, Orange,Aqua, Hot Pink = Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Orange,Green,Blue,Purple,Yellow = STD awareness
Red White and Red (3 stripes) = Leukemia and Lymphoma
Blue and White = In memory of Columbine, Teen cancer
RAINBOW = Gay pride or rights movement
Red and Black = Murder victims (both adults and children)
Orange and Red = Myeloproliferative Disorders
Our many thanks to craftnscraps for the above list |
