After the proverbial dust settles, breast cancer survivors still have some pieces to pick up and put back together.

They still have their lives. But where there were breasts, there are often scars. Those scars serve as grim reminders of the ordeal they had been through.

Many women opt for reconstruction. Even with those procedures, signs of the past struggle remain. Nipple reconstruction is not easy. There is only one expert in nipple construction, and that is the great creator. Yep, God has it down pat. Humans, try as we might, come up short.

To me, it's no surprise that artists are the ones who are coming close to doing divine work. I believe that great art is inspired by the ethereal. And I have no doubt that the artists that are tattooing life-like nipples on breast cancer survivors know that the work they are doing transcends a typical tattoo.

P-Ink Day is October 10, 2015. Select tattoo shops across the country are donating services to survivors. Rising Tide Tattoo of Boulder is the shop closest to Northern Colorado that is taking part.

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