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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: kitkatz on October 26, 2007, 09:43:01 PM

Title: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: kitkatz on October 26, 2007, 09:43:01 PM
I know green is the color for transplant and donate life, but does kidney disease itself have a color? If not we should start one and get ribbons.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: Rerun on October 26, 2007, 10:37:30 PM
Black would be good........ or red?
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: mcjane on October 26, 2007, 10:51:45 PM
I like red better.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: angellady07 on October 26, 2007, 11:20:56 PM
I believe that the color green represents both kidney disease and transplant.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: kitkatz on October 27, 2007, 10:05:20 AM
I do not think that it represents kidney disease by itself, since transplant can cover so many other organs.  I say we need a color for us.  If I am to be on dialysis the rest of my life I want a ribbon that represents only kidney disease and dialysis. There are enough of us to get it done if we pick a color.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: oswald on October 27, 2007, 10:10:18 AM
how many other colors have been taken?  we can't take over other colors, can we?
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: BigSteve on October 27, 2007, 10:33:44 AM
Isn't red the color used by the schools for their anti-drug campaigns?
I see red ribbons tied to the fences around the schools.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: okarol on October 27, 2007, 11:58:07 AM


I think green is the color of these free bracelets: http://www.aakp.org/press/press-releases/2005/AAKP-and-Genzyme/ and these blue ones are free here: http://www.davita.com/498

Here are awareness ribbons colors - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awareness_ribbons - Kidney disease isn't mentioned, only organ transplantation



Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: kitkatz on October 27, 2007, 12:41:02 PM
Okay so kidney disease does not have a ribbon color yet.  Maybe a brown ribbon, since it would go with the green ribbon for organ donation.  We intertwine the two for organ donation/kidney disease.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: Romona on October 27, 2007, 12:45:00 PM
There are different colors for cancer awareness too. Each cancer is a different color. If I find where I read it I will post.

http://www.craftsnscraps.com/jewelry/ribbons.html

The combo of brown and green hasn't been used.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: ODAT on October 27, 2007, 12:52:32 PM
Here's a list that was on about.com, the story is actually about quilting

Awareness Ribbons
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Cancer Awareness Ribbon Colors & Ribbon Colors for Other Diseases
We see pink ribbons everywhere, and most of us know that the color pink represents breast cancer awareness. You might not be familiar with the other ribbon colors that are used to promote awareness for different cancers and diseases.

Some colors are used for several purposes. We'll focus on disease awareness.



Black Ribbons: Melanoma

Dark Blue Ribbons: Colon Cancers

Gold Ribbons: Childhood Cancer

Gray Ribbons: Diabetes & Brain Cancer

Green Ribbons: Kidney Cancer

Green/Blue Ribbons: Mental Heath Awareness

Jade Ribbons: Liver Cancer & Hepatitis

Jigsaw Puzzle Ribbons: Autism

Lace Ribbons: Osteoporosis

Lime Green Ribbons: Lyme Disease

Orange Ribbons: Leukemia, Multiple Sclerosis

Periwinkle Ribbons: Hypertension & Stomach Cancer

Pearl Ribbons: Lung Cancer

Pink Ribbons: Breast Cancer

Pink, Purple & Teal: Thyroid Cancer

Purple Ribbons: Prostate Cancer, Testicular Cancer

Red Ribbons:AIDS/HIV & Heart Disease

Silver Ribbons: Parkinson's Disease

Sky Blue Ribbons: Prostate Cancer

Teal Ribbons: Ovarian Cancer

White Ribbons: Bone Cancer

Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: ODAT on October 27, 2007, 12:53:15 PM
Isn't red the color used by the schools for their anti-drug campaigns?
I see red ribbons tied to the fences around the schools.

red definitely is used at schools - it's called Red Ribbon Week and it is anti-drug
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: okarol on October 27, 2007, 12:58:21 PM
Brown ribbons have also been proposed by comedian George Carlin as a cynical response to the preponderance of other ribbons as symbols of political or social movements. The color is meant to imply "Eat shit, mother***er!"

--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_ribbon
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: paris on October 27, 2007, 01:08:37 PM
Red ribbon is aid/hiv awareness. There campaigns are all based on red ribbon events.  Purple is prostrate cancer.    I have a blue bracelet with Kidney Health printed on it from some web site.  Guess I will just continue to wear my green ribbon pins.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: Zach on October 27, 2007, 01:12:18 PM
Quote
Brown ribbons have also been proposed by comedian George Carlin as a cynical response to the preponderance of other ribbons as symbols of political or social movements. The color is meant to imply "Eat shit, mother***er!"

I'm all for that.

But in the interest of harmony, why not make it yellow and black, for "Non Urinator"

The Renalist
 8)
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: paddbear0000 on October 27, 2007, 02:29:35 PM
Black would be good........ or red?

The AIDS ribbon is red. What about a dark red, like burgundy or maroon? I didn't see anyting like that on the list.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: mcjane on October 27, 2007, 08:49:07 PM
How about GOLD, not being used by anyone & it's very distintive. 
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: glitter on October 27, 2007, 09:11:37 PM
How about GOLD, not being used yet & very distintive.


ah yes- the color of liquid GOLD!!!
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: angela515 on October 27, 2007, 09:29:20 PM
Gold Ribbons: Childhood Cancer

How about GOLD, not being used by anyone & it's very distintive.

 :-\
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: kellyt on October 28, 2007, 06:01:25 AM
Oooh.  I like the maroon idea.  Dark red /  blood red. 
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: Sluff on October 28, 2007, 06:02:56 AM
Black and gold, or maroon and gold.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: Joe Paul on October 29, 2007, 12:50:20 PM
I like the black and gold idea  :thumbup;
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: paddbear0000 on October 29, 2007, 01:11:11 PM
Multi-color ribbons remind me of those cheap ribbons they gave you when you won a baking contest or something like that when you a child!
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: kitkatz on October 29, 2007, 09:10:20 PM
I wrote NKF they have colors green for donation, and another color for them. (Dang my brain forgot what it was) No ribbon colors though.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: mcjane on October 30, 2007, 10:41:35 PM
Angela, I went down that list, never saw the gold.          :banghead;

How about Navy & Silver.
Title: Re: Kidney Disease colors
Post by: BigSteve on November 02, 2007, 05:55:41 PM
Shouldn't the ribbons be two shades of red, one dark red to signify
the arterial blood, and the other a lighter shade of red to show the
venous blood? The ribbons could be connected with a tube or stiching.