Inked

When I was 17, I wanted a dolphin tattoo on my ankle.  A high school classmate got a tattoo and it was terribly infected and the thought of getting my tattoo became a fleeting thought. Though i thought about it off and on.  I wanted the dolphin only because dolphins are such magnificent creatures 

Really, I wanted a more meaningful tattoo.  If I was going to get a permanent piece of art on my body, it better have meaning.  For the last year, butterflies have had meaning for me. Butterflies represent transformation. I've been through an incredible transformation emotionally after all I've experienced.

It finally hit me after 25 years that I wanted a butterfly with a semicolon.  A semicolon represents that my story isn't finished yet.  I chose the colors blue and purple for Chiari and IIH. 

I chose my foot for the location so I could see it   It hurt like a mother.  And it was sore for a couple days like a sunburn.