A loving granddad decided to honor his late wife of 50 years by getting a tattoo consisting of their names and a heart that has ‘forever’ written on it.
89-year-old Ken Crowther from Leeds, UK, has wanted a tattoo for decades. It wasn’t until now that he is nearly 90 years old, however, that the man finally got the courage to overcome his fear of needles and get inked.
To commemorate 12 years since his wife passed away, Ken, who was married to the love of his life for 50 years, got a romantic tattoo with the help of his granddaughters Vickie and Stephanie.
“Myself, my sister and mum all have tattoos. Most of them were done in memory of our grandmother and our granddad always admired them,” Stephanie revealed in an interview with LADbible.
“When he was in the army the thing was to get a tattoo. His friends got them done whilst serving, but he was always too scared and just bottled out of it.
“He knew what he wanted back then and it’s stuck in his memory to this day. He saw that we all have them and decided he should just do it. We all used the same tattoo artist. So my sister went ahead and booked the appointment for his in August to get the tattoo of his dreams.”
Despite being scared of needles, Ken managed to overcome his fears and get a tattoo that he so desperately wanted.
“He turns 90 in December, so this was a gift from us all and he is so happy with it. He spent a good hour explaining exactly how he wanted it doing, just how he imagined when he was in his early 20s,” the granddaughter added.
“He had to have it perfect. He was so precise how the text should look and where he wanted the initials. We all went along with him to hold his hand. He has a huge fear for needles.
“He’s battled cancer twice and 12 years ago was told he may not survive it. But he had his two great grandchildren to look forward to and fought his way through it.
“He dated my grandma and his brother dated my grandma’s sister. They got married, as did his brother. They had a long happy marriage, celebrating their 50th Anniversary before my grandma passed away in 2007.”
As the proud granddaughter added, Ken really loves his new tattoo and is even thinking about getting inked again.
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