Re: Here's the awareness ribbon colors
From: Georgie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Sep 29 21:18:25 2004
Hi all,
If we want to change the ribbon colour, why not combination of
yellow/purple, since so many endo sufferers also have 'purple ribbon'
conditions such as Crohn's disease, lupus and fibromyalgia?
Just a thought to throw into the arena . . .
--
Georgie
At Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Jennette wrote:
>
>Red = Aids/HIV, substance abuse, MADD, DARE, Epidermolysis Bullosa
>
>Orange = hunger, leukemia, lupus, cultural diversity
>
>Yellow = Support our troops, POW/MIA, suicide prevention, adoptive
>parents, spina biffida, missing children, endometriosis
>
>Green = Lymes Disease, tissue and organ donation, childhood depression,
>worker and driving safety, missing children, leukemia, environment,
>kidney cancer
>
>Dark Blue (Navy) = Child abuse prevention, arthritis, free speech, crime
>victims rights, water quality, colon cancer, domestic violence, water
>safety (drowning and accidents)
>
>Purple = Domestic violence, religious tolerance, animal abuse, the
>victims of 9/11 (includes police and firefighters), pancreatic cancer,
>chrons Disease and colitis, cystic fibrosis, leimyosarcoma,
>fibromyalgia, lupus
>
>White = Innocence, victims of terrorism, peace, right to life, diabetes,
>retinal blastoma
>
>Black = Mourning, melanoma, anti-gangs
>
>Brown = Anti-tobacco
>
>Gray = Diabetes, brain cancer
>
>Lime Green - Lymphoma
>
>Teal = Ovarian, cervical, uterine (all gynecological) cancers, substance
>abuse, sexual assault
>
>Burgundy = Hospice care, multiple myeloma
>
>Periwinkle = Eating disorders, pulmonary hypertension
>
>Pink = Breast Cancer, Birth Parents
>
>Pale Yellow = Spina biffida
>
>Light Blue = Prostate cancer, Trisomy 18, scleroderma
>
>Lavendar = All cancers (general cancer awareness), epilepsy, rett
>syndrome
>
>Pearl = lung cancer, Multiple Sclerosis
>
>Silver = Children with disabilities, Parkinson's Disease
>
>Gold = Childhood Cancer
>
>Pastel Pink and Blue = Pregnancy and infant loss, SIDS
>
>Red and White = Head and neck cancer
>
>Red and Yellow = Hepatitis C
>
>Red, White and Blue = Patriotism, 9/11 victims
>
>Red and Blue with a Heart = Congenital Heart Defects (also red,blue and
>red stripes)
>Jennette
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