Three years ago, Kim Mordue lost her son Lloyd to a fatal run in with the party drug GHB. Kim’s husband runs a tattoo parlor, and together they’ve found a way to deal with her grief with ink. Lloyd’s ashes have been mixed with tattoo ink, and used to give Kim a new tat. When asked about the tattoo, she had the following to say:
As soon as I knew it was possible, I wanted to have the ashes tattoos as a tribute to him. Now, he’ll be with me for the rest of my life.
The tattoo shows a cabala tree, an angel, and a poem dedicated to Lloyd’s memory. We’re honestly not sure whether this is a touching story, or a slightly morbid one… or maybe both. What do you think?
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I think that this is great!! It gives others a personal and unique way to address their grief and honour the life of someone so dear.
I think it is a nice way to pay tribute to her son and to have him with her always.
Let’s pay tribute to the druggie who basically killed himself, by tattooing his ashes into my skankaholic body….America is doomed.
Troll is trolling.
Cut it out Bonzo. A mother’s love for her child is on display here. You don’t know the situation behind his death. It could have been slipped to him, it could have been his first experience with the drug.
Does anyone know I might be able to get in contact with this woman? Or if this is a process I could discuss with a local tattoo artist?
My late wife was a tattoo artist and I never let her tattoo me, it is one of the biggest regrets in my life since shes loved her art so much. This might help me get past my regrets.
To the folks that run this site, if you are in contact with these folks please feel free to pass my email information to them.
Thank You.