# Mum and Daughter Get Matching Tattoo on Scalp in Fight Against Breast Cancer

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/news-opinion/general/mum-and-daughter-get-matching-tattoo-on-scalp-in-fight-against-breast-cancer/
- Published: 2016-08-05T13:36:23+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _A woman in the US has shaved and tattoed her head to support her mother who completed chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer, who also decided to get�the same tattoo._

Victoria Vargas, 21, from Texas, and her mother�Veronica Quintanilla, from El Paso,
decided to get a�matching pink bow tattoo on their scalp which were captured in 
a photo last month.

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Ms Quintanilla, 47, told�[TODAY US](http://www.today.com/parents/after-breast-cancer-mom-daughter-get-tattoos-they-hope-never-t101364)
�she has lost her hair twice in her lifetime as a result of cancer.�She said she
hopes the cancer will never return�and that she’ll not suffer hair loss again, ensuring
the tattoos will remain concealed once her and her daughter’s hair grows back.

> “These tattoos are something special between my daughter and me, never to be seen
> again.
> “It’s a symbol of my fight against breast cancer twice and of profound mother-
> daughter love.
> “It reminds me of my daughter’s strength when I needed her there with me, and 
> it reminds me of how much she loves me and how much I love her,” she said.

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Meantime, Ms Vargas said she hopes the tattoo will remain a “silver lining” for 
her mother “at the end of all the crazy times and doctors’ appointments”.

Source:�[9news.com.au](http://www.9news.com.au/good-news/mother-and-daughter-celebrate-end-of-chemotherapy-treatment-with-matching-scalp-tattoos)

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