Christan Pierre

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

I have epilepsy and one of the main symptoms that I get is memory loss. During the beginning stages of it, I was watching GoT. I grew a strong love for it especially knowing that those who would be considered weak still overcame it all. (The best part was being able to watch the show again as if it was my first time). I have lupus, epilepsy, small fiber neuropathy, adhd, anxiety, and depression. But I still wake up everyday planning for tomorrow.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

Just because I may think that I am weak and defeated, doesn’t mean that I can’t make a comeback and leave a powerful impact on those around me, including myself. My disabilities may define me, but all it means is that the road that was made for me is the road that prepares me for where I’m supposed be in the future.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Pay my medical bills and try to find a way to invest the rest so that I, and those around me, can live a better life. I would also get a new tattoo if I haven’t already by the end of this contest in honor of my service animal that just passed away on April 12. I got a large scar on my upper arm from blocking an airbag from hitting her in a car accident that totaled my car. She survived it but passed away from HGE. I want to have her paw prints walking on it like a path up to my shoulder.