Jan Bearman surprised her family and decided to get her third tattoo at the age of 80 after her daughter Shelley died in 2011 . She has returned to the tattoo parlour twice on her birthday to have more tattoos inked in memory of her daughter and other children . ABC2 's Tattoo Tales followed Jan as she went in for her first tattoo . Jan said that she feels as though her tattoos are a memorial , and she is able to carry her daughter with her .
Jan Bearman surprised her family and decided to get her first tattoo at the age of 80 after her daughter Shelley died in 2011 . She has returned to the tattoo parlour twice on her birthday to have more tattoos inked in memory of her daughter and other children . ABC2 's Tattoo Tales followed Jan as she went in for her third tattoo . Jan said that she feels as though her tattoos are a memorial , and she is able to carry her daughter with her .