6 Women Share the Tattoos Inspired By Their Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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—Abigail Johnson“I also have a dragon that curves around my right hip, down to my knee, where I had rods surgically inserted into my femur to support my bones, where the cancer had spread; this hides the scars.

To me, dragons symbolize spring, generosity, independence, free-mindedness, and creativity. I’m also right-handed, so having the dragon on my dominant side is also significant.” —A.J.“My tattoos are part of who I am as a woman, kind of like my scars have become.

As an artist and as a woman living with , I have a story to tell, and I just happen to wear my story on my skin. I’ve spent my 21-year career in the field of tattooing, so not every tattoo has an intention behind it.