FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A Fresno business owner says her shop that helps cancer patients was targeted in a New Year's Eve break-in. Inked Arch owner Erica Castaneda says she has worked with at least 30 cancer patients since she began tattooing women who lost their areolas to breast cancer. According to Castaneda, she had experience as a permanent make-up artist but had to work hard to master the intricacies that came with working with cancer patients who needed realistic tattoos. How a tattoo artist is helping Fresno’s breast cancer survivors "I had a couple of friends that were diagnosed with breast cancer. So it made me really curious about paramedical services such as 3D areola tattoos," Castaneda said. "Seeing their cancer journey, how they feel after having a mastectomy and not having a breast or an areola - that's why I started doing it." Castaneda says she had a lot of familial support as she made her way through that learning curve in the form of her father stepping up to help her practice. "He allowed me to practice on him, bless his heart, to make sure that I really was skin-ready for my cancer patients," Castaneda said. "He donated his body to me and let me tattoo areola on him." Once she felt confident enough for her first patient, Castaneda says she realized the impact her work had when she saw her first client's reaction. "She was so happy with the outcome. She came back for a touch-up, she brought me the sweetest gift as a thank you," Castaneda said. "The feeling is indescribable." But on New Year's Eve 2024, Castaneda would wake up to a rollercoaster of emotions. She was woken by a message from her property manager, who told her that the shop had been broken into. "I had just woken up and I couldn't process what was going on, but then became immediately angry," Castaneda said. "When I stepped into the studio, I cried. It felt very violating." Castaneda says not all of her materials were gone, but the most important ones were. "Once I searched everything and realized I had nothing to work with," she said. "They stole a lot of the body pigments - these are the things that I use for these cancer survivors, specifically those things." Castaneda says she believes the attack was targeted due to the specific nature of the crime. "I'm on a second-story level, away from stairs," Castaneda said. "Only certain cabinets were gone through cabinets that had specific items - I do feel targeted." Castaneda has established a GoFundMe to help replace the tools that were stolen and help her get back to work helping women. As for the perpetrators, Castaneda described their actions as "absolutely selfish." "Maybe they've seen stuff already on the news and maybe they've laughed about it, but, you know, one day I truly believe karma is going to come back to them - and they're not going to be laughing."