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The best tattoo I have ever seen.

February 12, 2013 by Patricia Sands Leave a Comment

I discovered this on my Facebook page with the message that Facebook had been deeming the photo unacceptable and removing it. I couldn’t figure out why.It just looked like a beautiful tattoo.

When I read on, tears came to my eyes. Bravo to this woman.

Ps3ZBEL

The text that accompanied the picture was this: “This is the photo that Facebook keeps taking down and keeps disappearing from all pages including comments. See if we can keep it going.This woman has this tattoo to cover mastectomy scars. I think it is beautiful and brave. What is so offensive Facebook”

I think it is beautiful and brave too. If it turns out not to be true, I still think it is a brilliant idea.

In vain, I have googled and searched in an attempt to find the source of this photograph.

This is the only link I could find. If any of you  know more about it, please let me know.

Since it was on Facebook, I figure it will be fine to post here. If it isn’t, I imagine I will hear about it.

If you are as touched as I am by this, pleasemail1 pass it on and pause for a moment to honour every single woman whose life has been touched by breast cancer. Then, please drop by the Facebook page for the Canadian Breast Cancer Support Fund and give it a “like”. It feels appropriate. Thanks!

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Filed Under: Blog, Social issues Tagged With: breast cancer, Canadian Breast Cancer Support Fund, mastectomy tattoo, tattoos

About Patricia Sands

Family, writing and travel are my passions ... okay, and chocolate ... and I'm seldom without a camera. I write women's fiction and keep in touch with readers by a monthly newsletter that also has giveaways and contests. Come and join us by signing up on the right. See you there!

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  1. Cancer in My Thirties says

    February 12, 2013 at 1:50 am

    Lovely…
    Thank you for this, Patricia!

    Reply
  2. Grndma Chris says

    February 12, 2013 at 5:52 am

    Awe those peeps who tried to get it removed should be ashamed.

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 12, 2013 at 10:24 pm

      I second that, Chris, and can’t imagine what they were thinking!

      Reply
  3. totsymae1011 says

    February 12, 2013 at 7:58 am

    Seems painful but brave, definitely. I have to admire her courage.

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 12, 2013 at 10:26 pm

      Mmm-hmm, I do agree. I imagine you just have to put it all into perspective and bite the bullet.

      Reply
  4. renée a. schuls-jacobson says

    February 12, 2013 at 8:13 am

    Wow, I hadn’t seen that. It is gorgeous. Before I read the story I thought, Omigosh! Who would do something like that to herself?! But afterwards, I thought: That makes perfect sense.

    Funny how a little context changes everything.

    What a wonderful way to create something beautiful out of what was once there. Stunning! And if the person with this tattoo really has survived cancer, she can certainly endure a few more needles to produce something gorgeous like her ink-cami.

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 12, 2013 at 10:28 pm

      “Funny how a little context changes everything.” – Very wise, Renée.

      Reply
    • valinparis says

      February 12, 2013 at 11:19 pm

      Thank you, Patricia! I posted it to FB. We’ll see what happens. Yes, Renée, very wise. Thanks for the context, too.

      Reply
      • patriciasands says

        February 24, 2013 at 9:28 pm

        Hey Val, I hope you saw my post a week later when I was sent the link to woman who has this tattoo.

        Reply
  5. Donna Sheehan says

    February 12, 2013 at 9:14 am

    What a beautiful expression of survivorship.

    Reply
  6. Nelson - One Old Sage says

    February 12, 2013 at 10:55 am

    My mother had a double mastectomy in 1952 and her scars were massive. She was never self conscious about it but certainly understood why some women would be. I say congrats to this woman for taking action that made her feel better and helped her through a very difficult transition. Suck it up Facebook and let beauty stand!

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 12, 2013 at 10:28 pm

      Well said!

      Reply
  7. Tameri Etherton says

    February 12, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    That truly is one of the most beautiful tattoos I’ve ever seen. Artistically and aesthetically. I don’t know why Facebook would take it down. Some of the pics I see from erotica authors are far more revealing!

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 12, 2013 at 10:29 pm

      You make such a good point, Tameri. There is absolutely nothing offensive about this.

      Reply
  8. susielindau says

    February 12, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    This is such a great work of art and I can’t imagine why FB might take it down. It may have had some inflammatory message with it at some point, but I see that every day! Doesn’t make sense.
    Beautiful!

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 12, 2013 at 10:31 pm

      Well, they seem to be okay with it now, thank goodness.

      Reply
  9. adinparadise says

    February 12, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    That must have been done by a tattoo artist to beat all others. It’s magnificent.

    Reply
  10. patriciasands says

    February 12, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    It really is magnificent, as you say. I’m going to keep investigating to see if I can find the back story.

    Reply
  11. TBM says

    February 13, 2013 at 6:26 am

    What a brave woman. Not sure why they would want to take down the photo–this is life, the beautiful and the pain mixed together.

    Reply
  12. jansenschmidt says

    February 14, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    Good. For. Her. She took something ugly and turn it into a work of art.

    Lovely post, Patricia.

    Patricia Rickrode
    w/a Jansen Schmidt

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 15, 2013 at 12:18 am

      Exactly. Brave. Beautiful.

      Reply
  13. Top Gun says

    February 14, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    One question…Is that real 😮

    Reply
  14. lameadventures says

    February 14, 2013 at 8:14 pm

    Hey Patricia, call me a jaded New Yorker, but possibly FB keeps removing it because they know that’s it’s actually too good to be true and in reality it is an internet hoax playing on peoples’ emotions. If it was real I don’t think it would be an anonymous source. I found you through you finding me on Susie’s site.

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 15, 2013 at 12:13 am

      Okay, you are a jaded New Yorker … and you may well be right. I’m attempting to find out the truth about it. Thanks for stopping by. Yup, good to meet you at Susie’s “do”!

      Reply
      • lameadventures says

        February 15, 2013 at 12:22 am

        Good to meet you, too!

        Reply
  15. hittingthesweetspot says

    February 15, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    Hello! Susie sent me. Great post! 🙂

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 15, 2013 at 5:04 pm

      Hi there! Thanks for stopping by! Susie throws the best parties, doesn’t she?

      Reply
  16. kokyquirk says

    February 18, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    I got a link to your blog from Diana Douglas this morning – after having seen this very tattoo in another context. (Coincidences abound)
    Here’s a link: http://dunthor.com/2012/07/31/tattoo-tuesday/

    Reply
  17. fransiweinstein says

    February 20, 2013 at 9:54 am

    Wow! I hadn’t seen it on Facebook. And I don’t know how I missed your original post. But I am glad I’ve seen this one. Sometimes I really hate Facebook and this is one of those times. Why would they take this down?

    Reply
  18. Kate MacNicol says

    February 20, 2013 at 7:05 pm

    I hope you get to the bottom of it Patricia.

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 24, 2013 at 9:29 pm

      We did! I hope you saw the follow-up!

      Reply
  19. vastlycurious.com says

    February 23, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    This is wonderful! I love it!

    Reply
  20. Jenny Hansen says

    February 24, 2013 at 4:24 am

    You’re making me wish I’d linked to this for my breast cancer post on the Beauty of a Woman blogfest. I’d heard about an older woman doing this, but not a younger one. I think this photo is LOVELY.

    Reply
    • patriciasands says

      February 24, 2013 at 9:30 pm

      Lovely, for sure, Jenny! Link to it any time. I’m so in awe of this woman’s brave and beautiful response.

      Reply
  21. Baritone Castrato (@deepcastrato) says

    April 2, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    The bravery of the women of the Scar Project is astounding and prompted me to post to twitter a picture of my own cancer scar. Not really a scar, but the aftermath of bi-lateral orchiectomy – an empty sack. I’m not not sure if the loss of my testicles is equivalent to the loss of a woman’s breasts, but it is comparable. I think the difference is that, while breasts are ‘on display’, balls are not. Kudos to these women.

    Reply
  22. Cristian says

    April 24, 2014 at 11:44 am

    Here is what I got after a quick research:
    Inga Duncan Thornell is the woman name and here is her personal website
    There is a special section dedicated to the tatoo

    Reply
    • Cristian says

      April 24, 2014 at 11:45 am

      I forgot to paste the link…
      http://dunthor.com/

      Reply

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