Why livestrong is yellow

Your Basket :. Our Ratings. FREE Artwork! FREE Revisions! FREE Shipping! Amazing Wristbands Blog. Dec 2, Last modified on: December 2nd, The popularity of the bands is similar to the red ribbon for Aids and the pink ribbon for breast cancer, but has the added value of being extremely fashionable.

The fact they are the hardest fashion item to get hold of makes them even more desirable. Tavo Zavala is a project co-ordinator of Teen Impact, a programme at children's hospital in Los Angeles that supports adolescents with cancer and also contributes to the Lance Armstrong website. Now 31, Zavala survived leukemia when he was 12 and thinks that Armstrong's work has done exceptional things for awareness of cancer. He has raised awareness about the fact people do get cancer in their 20s and it does not have to be a instant death sentence.

The wrist-bands have been a great vehicle for awareness and the celebrities are helping tremendously in raising attention and money. It is fantastic that people are picking a trend that has a human aspect as well as being cool and flashy.

In the wake of news that the allegations cost Armstrong a major endorsement deal and chairmanship of Livestrong, CNN iReport solicited views on Twitter on Armstrong's conflicting legacy using the hashtag livestrongthoughts. Doper or not, cancer patients rely on livestrong," user Alex Anderson said. Others, however, who saw Armstrong as a symbol of hope and solidarity were completely devastated by his fall, with some cynically wondering if Livestrong was a front to deflect attention from doping allegations.

He lost any humility and never seemed contrite or thankful to be alive anymore," iReporter Paul Smeulders said. Wendy Adams of Manchester, Pennsylvania, and her sisters have been wearing their yellow bracelets since their father was diagnosed with end stage prostate cancer in Now, she says she can't wear the bracelet with pride anymore because of its connection to Armstrong and the organization.

She has taken it off and vows to never again wear it. I never thought Lance was involved in doping, I thought he was above it, an honest man with integrity and honor," she said. And when that face is that of a liar, a manipulator, for me? Skip to content Site Navigation The Atlantic. Popular Latest. The Atlantic Crossword. Sign In Subscribe. This article is from the archive of our partner. After nearly a decade of partnership that was as big on sales of iconic bracelets and athletic gear as it was a major symbol of cancer awareness, Nike has cut ties with Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation.