{"id":11968,"date":"2026-07-20T22:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11968"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:48:25","slug":"this-tattoo-artist-turns-hospital-days-into-moment-of-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11968","title":{"rendered":"This tattoo artist turns hospital days into moment of joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BeAmazed\/comments\/1v1r62h\/this_tattoo_artist_turns_hospital_days_into\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.redd.it\/lvbbvc7v0feh1.jpg?width=140&amp;height=140&amp;crop=1:1,smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=7b162da36dfbe3d11503bbff044576685334ef0f\" alt=\"This tattoo artist turns hospital days into moment of joy\" title=\"This tattoo artist turns hospital days into moment of joy\" \/> <\/a> <\/td>\n<td> <!-- SC_OFF --><\/p>\n<div class=\"md\">\n<p>In Auckland, tattoo artist Benjamin Lloyd turned a simple social media post into something much bigger than he imagined. He promised that if his Facebook post reached 50 likes, he would visit Starship Children\u2019s Hospital. It received over 400,000 and he kept his word.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly a decade later, he has continued returning to the hospital, airbrushing temporary tattoos onto children using non-toxic, washable ink. The designs fade with water, but the confidence and joy they create last far longer.<\/p>\n<p>The idea traces back to his own childhood, when he once drew over a burn scar to feel more comfortable in his skin. Today, with the support of hospital staff and the community, he continues sharing that same sense of strength and empowerment with young patients across New Zealand, proving how art can truly heal.<\/p>\n<p>Artist\u2019s ig: @benjamin_lloyd_returns <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- SC_ON --> &#032; submitted by &#032; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/MambaMentality24x2\"> \/u\/MambaMentality24x2 <\/a> &#032; to &#032; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BeAmazed\/\"> r\/BeAmazed <\/a> <br \/> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/gallery\/1v1r62h\"><\/a><\/span> &#032; <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BeAmazed\/comments\/1v1r62h\/this_tattoo_artist_turns_hospital_days_into\/\">[comments]<\/a><\/span> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Auckland, tattoo artist Benjamin Lloyd turned a simple social media post into something much bigger than he imagined. He promised that if his Facebook post reached 50 likes, he would visit Starship Children\u2019s Hospital. It received over 400,000 and he kept his word. Nearly a decade later, he has continued returning to the hospital,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/preview.redd.it\/lvbbvc7v0feh1.jpg?width=140&height=140&crop=1:1,smart&auto=webp&s=7b162da36dfbe3d11503bbff044576685334ef0f","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-trending-viral-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}