Tattoos and Breast Cancer Awareness

Globe Gazette reported on October 8th about a woman, Teri Elsbury who waited 20 years to get her first tattoo and did so on a certain friday for one reason. Her money, and all other tattoo proceedings went to the Breast Cancer Awareness Fund.

Elsbury lost her parents, three grandparents and her best friend to cancer. Her sister, Lori Diehl of Mason City, is a 10-year cancer survivor.

"This is something I've always wanted to do," Elsbury said. "And why not? What a great cause. It gave me a real good excuse, didn't it?"

The tattoo was done by Brad Duckert, owner of River City Tattoo Co. (where she got her tattoo in Mason City, Iowa)

Duckert was approached about a fundraiser by Amy Meinecke of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of North Iowa committee in Forest City.

"Anything for a good cause. Anything for the community," he said. "We're always about that."

Tattoos promoting a good cause, good way to step away from the negative stereotype!