Help me cover my burn scars and skin grafts

Hey, my name is Kelly and I’m 22 years old. Back in June 2022 I fainted holding a kettle filled with boiling water and this left me with 23% burns, a lot of which progressed to 3rd degree burns instead of being a scald due to the amount of time I was unconscious with the boiling water for. I spent the following month on Whiston burn ward recovering which was extremely difficult and I had to be in the operating theatre 3 times, in between battling the hospital acquired illnesses, and I am endlessly grateful for the help I received and that I did not suffer any more than I did.

I feel as though I am ready to begin covering my scarring, my skin grafts and the skin graft sites with tattoos so I can take control of my skin again. Accessing the best tattoo artists who will be confident to work with my damaged skin is going to be a challenge for me financially as a support worker so I am here to try and raise funds to help with this process, especially with summer coming it’s the best time to try to reclaim my lost confidence.

My cover photo was taken within a few months after being in hospital and a healed skin graft site on my thigh is visible.

Other photographs I have added are to further explain my story and experience.