CARTER’s Beads After Just One Week //
BEADS OF COURAGE COLOR GUIDE:
Bone Marrow Aspirate / Biopsy = Beige
Course of Chemotherapy = White
Clinic Visit = Blue
Lumbar Puncture = Tortoise
Transfusions = Red
Hair Loss / Thinning = Brown
Surgery = Silver
Isolation / Fever / Neutropenia = Lime
Central Line / Port / PICC Line Inserstion & Removal = Orange
Emergency / Ambulance / Unusual Occurence = Magenta
Morphine / Dopamine / PCA Infusions = Purple
Pokes (IV Starts, Blood Draws, IM injections, Port Access) = Silver / Black
Radiation Treatments = Glow in the Dark
Tests / Scans (EEG, ECG, ECHO, MRI, CT, Bone Scan, Gallium..) = Light Green
Tube Insertions (Catheter, Chest, NG, Foley) = Aqua
Sleep over at Hospital/Patient Admission = Magic Bead
Stem Cell Harvest / Dialysis / TPN = Dark Green
Transfer to the PICU = Square Heart
Special Accomplishments and Recognition = Special Selection
Bone Marrow Transplant = Fimo or Glass Selection
COMPLETION OF TREATMENT = PURPLE HEART