Awareness Ribbons
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For adoption.
Black Ribbon:
Mourning, melanoma, anti-gangs, Anti-terrorism in Spain, narcolepsy, POW-MIAs, Primary Billiary Cirrhosis, Amish Support, gun control, accidents
Gray Ribbon:
Diabetes, brain cancer, asthma and allergies
Amber Ribbon:
Appendix Cancer
Brown Ribbon:
Anti-tobacco, colorectal cancer
Burgundy Ribbon:
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, Hirschsprung’s Disease (Congenital Megacolon)/children undiagnosed or misdiagnosed with rare disorders or diseases
Cream Ribbon:
Paralysis, spinal cord injuries, diseases or disorders, Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Yellow Ribbon:
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 Ribbon:
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
Lime Green Ribbon:
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Lyme Disease, Muscular Dystrophy-wristband only, Ivemark Syndrome, Sandhoff Disease, Support for Adoptees Rights to open adoption records that have been sealed
Orange Ribbon:
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
Pink Ribbon:
Breast Cancer, Birth Parents, cleft palate
Red Ribbon:
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
Lavender Ribbon:
All cancers (general cancer awareness), epilepsy, hypokalemic periodic paralysis, rett syndrome, Hodgkins lymphoma, foster care or foster parents
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, 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 carsBreast Cancer, Birth Parents, cleft palate
Teal Ribbon:
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
Blue Ribbon:
Child abuse prevention, arthritis, free speech, crime victims rights, waterquality, colon cancer, Dysautonomia, hystiocytosis, histiocytosis, Erb’s Palsy, Ankylosing Spondylitis, 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, Huntington’s Disease, police officers lost in the line of duty(AKA, the Thin Blue Line), Malaria, Syringomyelia, Neurofibromatosis, Sex Trafficking and Slavery, Cri du Chat Syndrome, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, polio awareness, Primary Immunodeficiency Disease, Sensory Processing Disorder(reflex blue shade)
Turquoise Ribbon:
Native American reparations
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, carbon monoxide poisoning (CO poisoning),post partum depression, Scoliosis, Anti-stalking, Men working to end men’s violence against women
Rainbow Ribbon:
Gay pride or rights movement
Black & Pink Ribbon:
Bone Marrow Donor, loss of a daughter
Black & White Ribbon:
Carcinoid Syndrome Cancer, Anti-racism, Anti-corruption
Black, White & Black Ribbon:
Vaccine danger
Orange & Blue Ribbon:
Pediatric Bipolar Awareness
Orange & Green Ribbon:
Ritual abuse, Dual Diagnosis
Orange & Red Ribbon:
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Red & Black Ribbon:
Murder victims, Self Injury
Red & Blue Ribbon with Heart:
Congenital Heart Defects
Red & White Ribbon:
Aplastic anemia, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Red & Yellow Ribbon:
Hepatitis C Virus(HCV), Teen abstinence
Red, White & Red Ribbon:
Leukemia and Lymphoma
Purple & Black Ribbon:
Paranormal Awareness
Purple & Blue Ribbon:
Rheumatoid arthritis, childhood or pediatric stroke
Purple & Green Ribbon:
Hospice And Pallative Care
Purple & Yellow Ribbon:
Chemical Injury
Teal, Blue & Pink Ribbon:
Thyroid Cancer
Teal & Pink Ribbon:
Hereditary Breast Cancer or a combo ribbon for gynecological and breast cancers
Blue & Green Ribbon:
Intracranial Hypertension
Blue & White Ribbon:
In memory of Columbine, Teen cancer
Blue & Yellow Ribbon:
Down Syndrome, designated drivers(The Hero Campaign), Fatty Oxidation disorders
Blue, White & Pink Ribbon:
Parental Alienation Syndrome