Ankh

My PICC line was an extension of my inner upper left arm from February to July and became a symbol of my cancer and its treatment. I wasn't allowed to have any physical intervention (the dental hygenist turned me away) for at least three, and ideally six months after my last chemo. So to mark my 3 month All Clear and not having cancer in general, I took my children to see me mark the place my PICC line had been with my first and only tattoo. It is based on the Egyptian hieroglyph, "Ankh", meaning life. I've tweaked it to make it curlier, longer and to embrace the PICC line mark

'Embrace Life' tattoo commemorating the mark left by my chemo. You can't see the dot from the PICC because of the camera flash but its still there in the uppermost loop.