Name: Bill N.

City: Flagstaff, AZ

Brain Injury: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) I was ice skating and fell on my chin.  I have no of the day until a week later. I was in the I.C.U. 5 times for burr holes and finally a craniotomy.  I also have a tear on I also have trigeminal neuralgia which feels like lightning bolts shooting throughout my head.

Explanation of mask: My mask shows the drill holes from the craniotomy.  When I closed my eyes I would see orange dots. The “1 or 2” represents figuring out problems which were easy before. The whirl-wind is the crazy spinning feeling that NEVER goes away. The lightning bolts represent the PAIN in my head and face. The carotid artery shows the tear that has not healed.