My husband had Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and he did not like being reminded of the chemotherapy and the feeling lousy. If this quilt is to be used as a gift, I wouldn't put the ribbon on it. I made my husband a quilt of the years we were married and the places we went to. He loved it! If the quilt is to be used as a display, I think it is a great idea, but to be encircled by a ribbon of green that reminds you of everything you had to go through, I am sorry, but I couldn't do it.
To end the story, my husband went through Hairy Cell Leukemia and was cured with no medication (there was nothing to give for Hairy Cell Leukemia. That was in 1985. In 2005, he went through Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, five months of chemotherapy and was cured completely.
I am sorry, but I went through it two times and I know what my husband would have felt. Make a happy quilt and get the bracelet.....I had the LiveStrong bracelet and wore it until the cancer specialist said he didn't have to come back anymore and that he was DONE! 2010. Edie