Paula Wilson

What inspired your most recent tattoo?

My Ink is the beginning of a sleeve tribute to my law-enforcement career that I was forced to retire from due to multiple autoimmune diseases. I worked undercover for many years for the fourth judicial drug and violent crime task force where I worked undercover narcotics with the DTF as well as the TBI and FBI. Then I was promoted to Detective where I was the only female mandated officer, so I handled all of the child sex abuse, crimes and rapes. Also handled homicides suicide and everything.

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

It would say I followed God’s plan for me. This was my calling. It was my world my identity my passion! My oath will never be unfulfilled and no matter what my health limitations are I will always uphold my oath. My Ink represents Love power strength, devotion, and learning to build yourself all over again from scratch! You will always see my ink but you will never see my pain

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would use it to help get my mother out of her house and closer to me because my father passed away three years ago and they were married for 51 years. I would also donate some to Tunnel 2 Towers because I truly believe in their organization. I would also donate money to one of my favorite local animal organizations Noah’s Ark. Then of course I do have some bills of my own I need to pay that bog me down every month. Disability doesn’t pay anything. Hence why my sleeve isn’t c