아픈 아들과 똑같은 문신을 한 특별한 '아빠' Loving Dad Gets Scalp Tattoo Mimicking Son's Brain Surgery Scar to Inspire Self-Confidence

경제문화 Economy, Culture/얘기꺼리 Gosship2016. 6. 24. 00:36

'아버지의 날'은 늘 그냥 지나쳐왔지만 어떤 경우에는 다른 특별한 기념 이벤트를 원하기도 한다.

조쉬 마샬은 이런 특별한 케이스의 부모다. 그에게는 8살의 가브리엘이라는 아들이 있는데

그의 아들에게 늘 자신의 특별한 모습을 보여주며 자신감과 용기를 불어넣어주고 싶어한다.

2015년 3월에 가브리엘은 악성 뇌교종이라고 하는 드문 뇌암 진단을 받았다.

종양을 제거하기 의해 수술을 받아야 했다. 하지만 수술로 인해 머리 큰 수술 자국이 남았다.

그러자 가브리엘의 아빠는 캔사스의 헛친슨에 있는 포인트블랙 타투로 달려갔다.

타투 아티스트 메리 켄트는 그에게 그의 아들의 머리 상처와 똑같은 문신을 해줬다,

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By Leah Pellegrini June 22, 2016

Father’s Day may be behind us for the year, but certain dads need extra celebrating on every ordinary day. Josh Marshall is one such special parent for his 8-year-old named Gabriel, helping to inspire his son’s self-confidence with a creative showing of solidarity.

In March 2015, Gabriel was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer called anaplastic astrocytoma and had to have surgery to remove the malignant tumor. This left him with a large and visible scar on his head. So, his adoring dad went to Point Black Tattoo in Hutchinson, Kansas, where tattoo artist Merl Kent (of Point Blank Tattoo Hutchinson KS ) gave him a scalp marking to match that of his mini-me. This way, Marshall said, “I told him if people wanted to stare, they could stare at both of us.”

For his above-and-beyond act of fatherly compassion, Marshall even won this year’s #BestBaldDad competition bySt. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity that honors family members who shave their heads in tribute to kids with cancer. His photo with Gabriel has been liked and shared across social media, hundreds and thousands of times. But the bigger victory is the improvement in Gabriel’s health: though some of his tumor remains, he’s now stable based on recent brain scans, and he’s been off of treatment for around nine months.