Ann Bergmann

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent tattoo is my black out tribal on my chest. My first chest piece was when I was 18. My boyfriend at the time told me I would look bad with it. The next day I came home with my whole chest done. Almost 14 years later I decided I wasn’t that person anymore and covered it up with black out tribal which has grown on me since it started coming back into the scene. I love it so much! Covers alot of the scars I got when going through kidney failure.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

My ink speaks for me in many ways but my favorite is the fact that I am a survivor no matter what. I make myself proud and no matter how some people may look at me and I am happy. There’s so much negativity pushed at us but sometimes I meet and have the most personal connection with people asking me about my art work and getting hopefully a better understanding of what it means to some.

What would you do with the $25,000?

My 25,000 is going to my medical debt. To set me free from my past so I can move forward with my life without any ties to remind me of a dark time in my life. It has help me mold myself into what I am today which I will forever be thankful for. But I’m ready to move forward without the struggle of medical bills I have due to kidney failure that was out of my control. I don’t put health issues on my worst enemies. I can finally live again and feel like a normal person which I cherish.