Meet a woman 43, who survived breast cancer, as she covers her body in colourful tattoos to hide mastectomy scars

Joanne Jackson, 43, from Dewsbury, West Yorks., was diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2011 and later underwent a mastectomy.
But rather than let it affect her confidence and self-esteem, Joanne - in her words - 'kicked cancer in the ass'. 
According to source,Joanne has 17 tattoos that she says
depict each chapter of her life.

 She said: 'I don't drink and I don't smoke but ink is my thing. I am a collector of fine art, which just happens to be on my body and not on my walls.' Her most recent piece is a peacock, left, that starts on her rib cage and swoops down to her stomach, where the bird's feathers hide her scars from breast reconstruction surgery, inset.
The mother-of-two had a breast reconstruction and to erase her cancer ordeal, she has turned her body into a canvas
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In 2012 Joanne commissioned a photographer to take pictures of her posing topless after her mastectomy. She wanted to prove that women could still be sexy and confident, she says. 
She posted the pictures on Facebook and was furious when the social network removed them and threatened to close her account. 
Joanne admits she is running out of bare skin but has planned a few more tattoos - including one on her thighs and ribs.