Nikki Black is very proud of the tattoos that allowed her to take back control of her body after a double mastectomy to beat breast cancer at just 23-years-old.
The LA-based comedian, now 25 and in remission, says the designs helped her ‘feel whole again’ after multiple surgeries and gruelling chemo sessions.
‘For me, the tattoos were really about reclaiming my body as my own,’ Nikki told Metro.co.uk. ‘In addition to the multiple surgeries and losing feeling in your chest, you get cut open so many times in so many ways, and I wanted to feel whole again.’
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