Jessica Bingham

What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My most recent piece in a memorial piece for my grandpa and grandma. It's a guitar with roses around it that are in the colors my grandma loved. My grandpa was a preacher and my grandma was a nurse. I spent a lot of time with them when I was young. I practically lived with them while my Dad drove a truck over the road. They helped to shape the person I am today. So I wanted something to honor their memory because they were 2 of the most important people in my life.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

That I love my family and hold dear what is important to me. That without my faith and the faith of others I would not be here today after suffering a coma that nearly took my life. I have a passion for nursing, I have been in Nursing since I was a junior in Highschool. That I am someone who loves my country and it's beauty, I was taught the 3 most important things are faith, family and country and in that order.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would get some more tattoos that I have been wanting for a long time. A memorial piece for my father who passed away in 2020. I would donate some money to Suicide prevention because I'm a suicide survivor and also worked in mental health my 8 years. The rest I would put in savings for emergencies so I am not in a bind when they come up. I got sick in July of 2020 and have been unable to work since then.