A Penllegaer man will never forget the kindness and care lavished upon his uncle in the final weeks of his life by Ty Olwen staff. And he and his cousin have had a permanent inking as a lifelong reminder.
On Saturday Scott Brown and Haydn Jones added the Ty Olwen logo and the mantra “Ty Olwen care is always there” to their collection of tribal and religious tattoos.
The sponsored tattoo, under the needle of Reaperz Ink Studio in Gorseinon, has already raised £500 for the specialist Swansea hospice, and the lads have pencilled in another fundraiser, on January 18, at Penllergaer Sports and Social Club too. Scott says having seen the love lavished upon his father Vic Brown during his cancer battle, it was the least he could do.
“I was blown away by the care the staff gave my dad, and to everyone in Ty Olwen.