Woman who has beaten cancer on why she tattooed over her mastectomy scars
A woman who has battled three types of cancer since the age of 11 has shared a topless picture of herself on Facebook, bravely revealing the tattoo she had inked on her chest following a double mastectomy. After having her breasts removed to treat her cancer, Kelly Davidson, 34, decided reconstructive surgery was not for [...]
Danish tattoo cancer researcher: government lied about report
A Danish expert has said that the government tried to “manipulate” the results of his study in a bid to prove that some types of tattoos cause cancer. The comments come via dermatology professor and leading physician Jørgen Serup from Copenhagen’s Bispebjerg Hospital, who says that claims from the Environment Ministry that some inks cause [...]
Area tattoo artist gives back to the community
In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Eternal Ink Tattoo Studio in Hecker, gave customers free tattoos. For three days last week, tattoo artist Eric Catalano gave breast cancer ribbon tattoos to anyone who wanted one. This is the third year Catalano has donated his time and his talent to bring awareness to the cause [...]
Quoting Leviticus at the most inappropriate time
Over the last few days I have noticed someone named Elijah Greenleaf has left this comment, or some variation of it, in response to almost every single tattoo article I read. Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:28. Tattoos are [...]
Family honors their very special little girl in a very special way
Yesterday, the family of six year old Lilly De Jesus gathered at Art & Soul Tattoo in Fort Myers to honor her in a very special way. Lilly’s mother and grandmother, along with other family members, got tattoos in honor of this child who lost her battle with cancer just days ago. Lilly was diagnosed [...]
A tattoo for Beverley
A touching story about a woman, dying of cancer, and her wish for a tattoo. Her son fulfilled her wish by getting the tattoo that she had always wanted. On March 9, instead getting himself inked with the images of skulls and flames that characterize most of his other tattoos, Leepart chose a picture of [...]
Why do people get tattoos?
Tattoos are expensive, they are painful and they are permanent. Many people find them unattractive, or even repulsive, others see the beauty in them. If you get a tattoo, you will be judged by others because of that tattoo. You may be labelled a criminal, a thug, uneducated and immature and you most certainly have [...]
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