The decision to ink one’s body with a symbol or message is a lifetime commitment.
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This permanence is testament to the passion of the women who recently received tattoos in honour of breast cancer victims and survivors.
Maitland tattoo studio Evocative Ink staged a fund-raising event in support of Pink Ribbon Day.
About 30 people surrendered to the needle for an indelible memento of the occasion.
Behind every pink ribbon, bow, flower, name, heart or word, there was a story. And behind every story there was the same message. Love.
According to the Cancer Council, about 50 women in Australia are diagnosed with breast or a gynaecological cancer every day.
The money raised from Pink Ribbon Day fund-raisers, such as that hosted by Maitland’s Evocative Ink, goes towards what can be life-saving cancer research.
Fifty dollars can help fund a call to a cancer nurse who can inform and reassure a woman about her cancer diagnosis. A donation of $250 can help keep the wolves from the door of a mum who has an overdue bill due to an inability to work.
These donations make real differences to real people. Mothers and grandmothers. Sisters and daughters. Aunties and next-door neighbours.
With so many worthy causes screaming for our support it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the immense need. But, who among us has a mother? A grandmother? A sister? A daughter?
The Pink Ribbon movement remains eternal, year after year, because we all know someone who could be affected by breast or gynaecological cancer.
And, at its core, the campaign is built on the foundation of two intimately feminine qualities.