{"id":5879,"date":"2024-11-03T08:23:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T08:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.newat9.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/03\/young-saskatchewan-girls-life-memorialized-with-tattoo-fundraiser\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T08:23:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T08:23:45","slug":"young-saskatchewan-girls-life-memorialized-with-tattoo-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.newat9.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/03\/young-saskatchewan-girls-life-memorialized-with-tattoo-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Saskatchewan girl\u2019s life memorialized with tattoo fundraiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>When Kyla Thomson made the drive from Swift Current to Saskatoon Saturday, her daughter Bella made sure to wish her a good morning from above, she said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe was a bright, bright pink and purple sky this morning,\u201d Thomson said. \u201cIt was just awe-inspiring that the brightness, I was like, \u2018OK, Bella\u2019s painting the skies again this morning and she\u2019s here with me.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ten-year-old Bella, known on social media as Bella Brave, died in July after spending most of her life in and out of hospitals due to several rare health conditions. That did not stop her energy and infectious ability to spread joy to all those she met, becoming a viral sensation online. Now her own words and artwork are being memorialized forever thanks to The Shop, a Saskatoon tattoo shop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just wanted to honour her and make sure that our community knew that we cared about her and that we wanted to keep her name alive,\u201d co-owner Sheena Baldo said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She learned of Bella\u2019s story just last year and instantly fell in love with her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cShe had such a beautiful little character, she was such a big energy in the world, we want to make sure her energy is still alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Shop was abuzz with people coming out to support Bella\u2019s family. Her words of bravery and hand-drawn pictures of butterflies and foxes were just some of the tattoos that could be picked, something Thomson said Bella would have been so excited to see.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Canada<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cShe loved art; she\u2019s a designer,\u201d Thomson said. \u201cTo see her designs out in public, she would be so excited. I know for sure she would be like, \u2018Oh, is it pink? Is it a heart? Is it a crown? Is it a princess? 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thwarts her attempted rape<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>Jennifer Draper chose to get a bowed, pink locket inked on her arm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBella was a really important part of my life the last few years, so I definitely wanted to be a part of this,\u201d said Draper.<\/p>\n<p>A portion of the proceeds are going to the Ronald McDonald House, a charity handpicked by Thomson and her family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 10 years through Bella\u2019s medical stays far from home, we\u2019re a family that\u2019s had to live in the Ronald McDonald House and we understand what those families are going through.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cShe would\u2019ve told you over and over again that it is fun, it\u2019s comfort, it is her home away from home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Bella\u2019s legacy quite literally on permanent display, Thomson hopes to continue 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