Never Too Late: 103-Year-Old Woman Ticks Off Bucket List Dream Of Getting Inked
Dorothy Pollack sat patiently while a tattoo artist in Muskegon inked a little green frog on her forearm, On June 16, she celebrated her birthday in a nursing home in Muskegon, Michigan, where she spent months in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.
Self-discovery is the hardest goal to achieve - it's easy to lose yourself and your identity while dealing with the ups and downs of life. However, it's never too late to make amends and this 103-year-old woman is showing us all how it's done.
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Dorothy Pollack, who turned 103 in June, is spending her days striking off tasks from her bucket list, and her very first adventure was to get a frog tattoo.
On June 16, she celebrated her birthday in a nursing home in Muskegon, Michigan, where she spent months in isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.
¡°COVID-19 had her in prison for months,¡± Teresa Zavitz-Jones, her granddaughter, told CNN, referring to her grandmother¡¯s lockdown situation at the nursing home.
¡°The nurse in the home said she was horribly depressed and we needed to get her out. We couldn¡¯t see her so we had no idea how she really was. She¡¯s extremely hard of hearing so phone calls were not helpful.¡±
¡°It was pretty exciting because years ago my grandson wanted me to get one and I wouldn¡¯t do it,¡± Pollack told CNN. ¡°All of a sudden, I decided I would like to have one. And if I could, a frog. Because I like frogs,¡± she laughed.
On Friday, Pollack rolled up her sleeves and patiently sat through the tattoo. While most people would flinch and cringe at the feeling of a needle on their skin, she barely moved a muscle.
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Pollack¡¯s family said the tattoo artist at A.W.O.L. Custom Tattooing did the design for free, WZZM reported.
Pollack also was the oldest person he has ever tattooed, the television station reported. And after that, she took her first motorcycle ride.
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¡°Go Granny Go; it¡¯s never too late to make those memories or try something new,¡± Teresa Gomez Zavitz-Jones wrote in a Facebook post. ¡°103 years, 1 month, 1 week and 3 days old. First tattoo and first motorcycle ride on the same day. Live your best life, baby.¡±
