Lost my brother PS to overdose, then Dad a month later. A sailor, he showed me the sunrise—our favorite memory now lives in this tattoo
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No problem! Here’s your story in under 500 characters: I have tattoos for the ones I’ve lost. My latest is a watercolor sunrise with PS I love you—Paul Silver was my brother, lost to addiction in 2019. A month later, my dad, a sailor, passed from a heart attack. The anchor and seaweed in the tattoo symbolize our love for the ocean. The anchor reminds me to stay strong—for my disabled mom and Paul’s three kids. I’m all they have left now. This ink is my promis
If your ink could speak, what would it say?You’ve weathered the storm—now keep going. I’m your strength when you feel like sinking, your light when it’s dark. “They” are with you. And love—real love—never leaves. You are the anchor now. And you’re not alone.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would put money into my brother’s kids college funds, and set my mom up with a down payment so she can finally live on her own (she’s only 51)
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