Free Breast Cancer Awareness Tattoos

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and one Colorado tattoo parlor is doing something very different to get the word out about the disease. The tattoo shop is offering free pink ribbon tattoos for the entire month.

Shane Adair has created 30,000 tattoos in his career, but none mean more than the ones he tattoos for people like Jamie Brosteun.

"I want to give the best tattoo because it's really significant," said Adair of 5280 Tattoo in Aurora, Colo.

5280 Tattoo is permanently painting pink ribbons, at no charge, for breast cancer survivors and the loved-ones of breast cancer victims.

"It means a lot to me to get one because my mom is very sick," said Brosteun. "The doctors, as of last Friday, said there's nothing they can do for her, except make her more comfortable."

Brosteun will show a symbol of support on her skin -- a pink ribbon along with three little letters that mean so much: MOM. "I love her very much," said Brosteun.

Breast cancer also colored the life of Reni Soto.

"I lived in a cloud for a year. It was so difficult and hard to accept and absorb," said Soto. But now she is weeks away from a milestone in breast cancer survival. "What better way to celebrate the 5th anniversary than getting a tattoo and raise awareness."

It will be a tattoo that is a daily reminder of a fight triumphant, Soto explained. "I'm getting 'faith' underneath it. I kept my faith through the process. Every time I look down I remember what I went through."

For the tattoo artists, the work is not bringing in money, but there is satisfaction in helping in the way they know how.

And the people with the tattoos are very happy. "It looks good. I love it," said Brosteun. Soto added, "It's one tattoo I know I'll never regret."