Tattoo Gives
Dying Woman
a 'Perfect Day'
If you were
dying and had one wish to do whatever you considered to be a perfect
day, what
would you wish for?
Jody
Zimmerman was diagnosed last year with lung cancer. Crossroads Hospice
asked Jody what she wished
for, they asked her what she considered a perfect day and they would
make that
happen for her.
They do this for all
their dying patients; it is called their “Gift of a Day” program.
Jody wanted
to be tattooed, that is what makes her happy.
The 53-year-old jokester has over 20 tattoos and enjoys the
process.
While most people don’t put on
a happy face while enduring a painful tattoo, it was the opposite for
Jody, she
was all smiles, according to CantonRep.com.
“As much pain
as I’ve
been through, this ain’t nothing,” she said. “This is
mild.”
Jody found
out about her cancer just a year after she had quit smoking, and the
cancer has
since spread to her brain and her bones.
CantonRep.com
reported
that after a series of painful radiation treatments, she and her
family decided to withdraw from further treatment. CantronRep.com
wrote,
“No more chemotherapy.
No
more radiation. The cancer has spread too
far.”
Zimmerman
said, ““Nothing will
help me, so I
told them to let me go. Let me go live my
life.”
Zimmerman’s
final tattoo was of two wolves, one adult and one cub with angle’s wings
and
below it “Believe in miracles” in script.
This tattoo was inspired by her grandfather, who was
part Cherokee and
Shoshone Indian and who
had made a strong impression on her.
CantonRep.com
wrote
that in Native American Culture, a wolf is symbolizes
survivors.
Click
here
to read about Zimmerman’s other
tattoos!
Bridgett Parr was overjoyed to see her
sister
happy while getting her last tattoo, something she hasn’t seen in a long
time.
“She just wants to feel good today.
She doesn’t
want to be sick,” said Parr. “As far as time, we don’t know. And we
don’t want
to know. Who can say how long?”
While Zimmerman got her tattoo, her
family could
see her joy and they were all touched.
“She just has that spark in her eyes again, and she
deserves
that more than anybody,” said her niece, Many Ross.
The hospice recalls how Zimmerman kept
on
talking about getting her last tattoo.
They say that the “Gift of a Day” program is supposed to be
something
that is meaningful to that person.
Zimmerman rested her head on her hand
looking
content and stress-free during her tattoo.
“I’ve seen grown men in here crying
because it
hurts,” she said. “I always say, ‘No pain. No gain.’
”
To read the
full story, click
here!
Source: cantonrep.com