I’ve written before about how getting tattoos has helped recapture and redeem the parts of my body that have been adversely affected by breast cancer. You can access my initial post, Tattoos, Part I, and read about the first four (4) tattoos that I had done starting in 2019. In the latter part of 2020, I was also honored to be included in a Glamour article all about how some of us in the MBC community are utilizing tattoos to reclaim body autonomy and our self-image through ink, which you can access here.
I realize that tattoos are not always considered “mainstream” and there are still prejudices about getting tattoos, even for those of us with scars and irrevocable changes to our bodies. It’s still astonishing to me how many looks and stares I get when I wear something that reveals my tattoos to anyone who is looking, a…
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