Awareness of Medical Conditions
Green ribbons are used to create awareness for many medical conditions, including:
- Bipolar Disorder
- Celiac Disease
- Scoliosis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Depression (specifically childhood depression)
- Gastroparesis
- Hemochromatosis
- Kidney Cancer
- Lyme Disease
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Lime Green)
- Mitochondrial Diseases
- Organ donation and Organ transplant
- P.A.N.D.A.S.
- Tourette Syndrome
- Tracheal Williamsburg Disease
- Stuttering (sea green)
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