Showing posts with label awareness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label awareness. Show all posts

Friday, September 1, 2017

September is Pediatric, Gynecological, and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

September is a very somber month for us at 4Craig. One of the our family members had pediatric cancer - acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He had it three times actually. So when Pediatric (childhood, as some call it) Cancer Awareness Month comes around, we try to make others aware. Because kids are still diagnosed with cancer every day around the world and kids are still dying from cancer.

Thankfully, for the 4Craig family, we survived it and are thriving. But there are others who weren't so fortunate. So it is for all the warriors, survivors, and those in heaven that have had to fight this dreaded disease we made this design.


That link actually takes you to an Amazon page with different versions of this t-shirt design. It has options for mom, dad, sister, brother, warrior, survivor, nurse, child life staff. Gold is the color of childhood cancer ribbons, but we decided to make the design in various shades of golden yellow because it prints better. It is a large ribbon made up of smaller ribbons, hearts, and suns.

September is also Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Although, we don't have personal experience with this cancer, our hearts are saddened that people are fighting it too. Teal is the color for ovarian cancer, so we made a teal watercolor design of the same shirt.

Yes, ovarian cancer is part of woman's gynecological cancers. But we decided to make two different shirts so they can choose. I hope you like these design. Sometimes women's gynecological cancers get forgotten about because pink for breast cancer awareness starts showing up in September. But lets give these ones their due. These cancers can be called silent cancers because there aren't too many signs that it's growing in your body. So the more awareness the better.


If you think there is a market for more than these shirts -- such as you would like to see a nurse ovarian cancer shirt, comment below and we'll see what we can do for you. Also, we can make these in different colored shirts too.

Monday, May 8, 2017

Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Shirt

March is Brain Cancer or Brain Tumor Awareness Month. I wanted to come up with a shirt to bring awareness, but it was hard. Cancer is hard. It's ugly but it brings out the beauty in the people and their family who are fighting this horrid disease.

We never had to personally deal with brain cancer. We dealt with pediatric leukemia (our 11-year-old fought it three times and survived), so we have lots of friends who have had to deal with brain cancer over the years.

Gray is the color for brain cancer (makes sense with brain tissue doesn't it?) and gold or yellow is the color for pediatric cancers. Those two colors don't seem to go well together, but I think I've found a way.



The tree and the heart at its roots are in gray. There is a woman (mom) on the side in gold/yellow with a grey ribbon around her neck. Anyone who has dealt with pediatric cancer knows that mom is right there, the entire time fighting, wishing she could take away the pain and sickness. I imagine this is the way with all cancers but more so with pediatric.

I took more color liberties on the top of the tree. The ribbons are gray and gold, but the hearts are different colors. I made them that way for hope, a tree blooming with rainbow colored hearts of hope and love. If you go on the pediatric cancer floor in the children's hospital, it's a strange mix of sadness and joy. Pediatric cancer patients know how to live. They may be sick, but they have learned how to enjoy the day, no matter what's coming. It's a humbling experience. You can't help but to be changed when you visit.