This man got this Celtic knot tattoo on his wrist after buying his wife the exact same Celtic knot as a bracelet charm for Christmas. His wife, who was Irish and Scottish, was diagnosed with cancer in June 2015. The Celtic knot represents strength and he describes his wife, Shannon, as “right from the time she gotContinue reading “Dragonfly and Celtic knot”
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Climbing gear and Buddha
“We lost our son in December 2003. He was 21, and he had just about six months before that gotten a Buddha tattoo on his chest [for his grandfather], and at the time we were kinda like, ‘Uh! I can’t believe you got a tattoo!’ Then, after he died, we wanted a tattoo right away.Continue reading “Climbing gear and Buddha”
Green ribbon with trillium
“I definitely found peace in terms of grief that I dealt with [for] my sister and relating that to my tattoo and maybe future tattoos that I want to get for her. It’s definitely representative of that continuing relationship.” The tattoo serves as a representation of this passion towards organ and tissue donation and her sister’s life,Continue reading “Green ribbon with trillium”
Purple frog
Scottish warrior and baseball
This man lost both his brother and father to soft tissue sarcoma cancer. Approximately 10 years after his father passed away he got a memorial tattoo. His father was a graphic designer and lithographer and would draw an image of a Scottish warrior often on his work as his signature. The year he got this tattooContinue reading “Scottish warrior and baseball”
Broken Heart Tattoo
You are the best thing
This Taylor Swift quote, “you are the best thing that’s never been mine” sums up her friendship with Skylar. Her name is tattooed below the lyrics with her birth and death date. Her friend had an elephant behind her ear in honour of her grandmother who loved elephants. She and her other friends that knew her wentContinue reading “You are the best thing”
Skeleton Tree
Bird with initials
This participant got her second tattoo for her grandfather. She identified that memorial tattoos are about “showing what they meant to you and a way to remember them.” She shares that she feels her grandfather would be proud of this tattoo that honours him. “I knew I wanted a second tattoo and had for a longContinue reading “Bird with initials”
Broken hearted joy
This tattoo is for both her late husband and her best friend, both of whom died by suicide. The colour of the wings shows that the journey can be a little dark sometimes. The word “joy” reminds her that good can come along with the bad.
STORIES FROM THE SKIN 