jan bearman surprised her family and decided to get her first tattoo at the age of 80 after her daughter shelley died in 2011 .
she has returned to the tattoo parlour twice on her birthday to have more tattoos inked in memory of her daughter and other children .
abc2 's tattoo tales followed jan as she went in for her third tattoo .
jan said that she feels as though her tattoos are a memorial , and she is able to carry her daughter with her .