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At 65, Sandee Althouse has gotten 17 tattoos in five months, turning to ink as self-care as her husband battles a serious illness.

The intricate artwork— famous paintings and historic neon signs—transforms getting tattooed into a meditative, healing ritual.

“I just like being seen again,” she says of how tattoos counter the invisibility that often comes with aging for women.

Sandee Althouse walked into a Silver Lake gift shop dressed in an almost austere, simple black dress, her curly black hair graying at the temples. She carried herself like an older and accomplished, if somewhat serious, woman — but with a twist. Both of her arms were covered in freshly-inked tattoos, her left

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