[AMP-L] How Makeup Bridged the Gap Between My Missing Arm and Me

[Wayne Renardson]

via Allure Magazine:

Post-amputation, writer Chloe Valentine Toscano found empowerment 
through adorning her scars.  

By Chloe Valentine Toscano:

After I had my arm amputated, I swapped out my bandages for the 
temporary tattoos that came with some vintage Lisa Frank valentines I 
bought on eBay.  

I know what you're thinking: those must've been some transcendental 
tattoos! And they were. Not because almost all 24 of them stuck to my 
skin perfectly despite being manufactured before Y2K was revived 
(okay, one rainbow dolphin tail was lost to uneven water coverage, an 
obvious irony.)  

But more importantly, those tattoos acquainted me with the scars I'd 
been skillfully avoiding since my arm was removed several inches above  
the elbow. 

The rest of the story, with photos, here:

https://tinyurl.com/y2kgf8an

Wayne R.