When this gal was 15 she went to a party where she got high, made a bad choice, and had a random vagrant tattoo a butterfly on her upper arm. The next day she regretted it, and several years later had a doctor cut out the ink, leaving a butterfly shaped scar (inset) that she dressed to conceal for the next 35 years. Today, a tree of life is a symbol of her turning a regret into a thing of beauty.
Tree of life tattoo by Pat Fish