The girl with the octopus tattoo
In case anyone is wondering about the progress of my brain cancer-inspired tattoo, it is going along swimmingly. The photo to the right was taken after my most recent sitting–there have been eight in total, and I have about 1-2 sessions left. In other news, I talked with the director of public policy for the...
The meaning of the cancer tattoo
About the tattoo… If you read this post then you know I am getting a brain cancer-inspired tattoo. Most of the cancer tattoos I’ve seen are easy to interpret: a colored ribbon showcasing the type of cancer a person has (e.g., pink for breast cancer, gray for brain cancer). If the tattoo is in memory...
Cancer-inspired tattoo is ruling my world
Instead of having a surgery this year (like I’ve had for the past three years), I’m consenting to a brain cancer-inspired tattoo. Unfortunately, this tattoo is so huge it takes multiple sessions, with a mandatory two-week waiting period between each session (at least). What is wrong with me? Do I miss the torture of chemo...
Cancer tattoo; it’s going to be badass
I like tattoos, in case you didn’t know. I don’t have a whole bunch of them, just 2 or 3 large-ish tattoos. (I say 2 or 3 because two of them kind of go together and could be considered one. I dunno.) I understand that not everyone has positive views on tattoos, so feel free...
Mind over matter
Throughout my life I’ve developed a mantra for whenever I have to do something unpleasant. I tell myself, “You will do this right now. It will suck for right now. But when it is over you will never have to do it again.” I developed this mantra when I got my first tattoo. I went...
I’ve got the straight edge
This hurts a lot more than it looks. (Stll typing 1 handed, by the way.) Leading up to surgery I thought I was going to have all these big incusions and that my tattoo would be destroyed. I had even come to terms with the tattoo destruction. After surgery I had a big ‘ol bandage...
Fishy, fishy, in a brook…
By this time tomorrow, the koi swimming over my right shoulder will be hooked/mutilated/wounded in some way. I am not sure to what extent the damage will be but I can guarantee a new photo will be posted to track the fish’s progress. At some point more than a year from now, when I am...
