Name: Lois B., Wife/Caregiver to Chuck B.

City: Chandler, AZ

Brain Injury: Chuck had a HEMORRHAGIC STROKE from an ANEURYSM due to sepsis from bacteria. He has APHASIA and APRAXIA.

Explanation of mask:  My mask appears to be a beautiful, peaceful place. A place that you want to be. The sky on the left is darker as if a storm may be coming, which represents the troubles that come in life such as Chuck’s stroke. The sun represents good things or happier times. Chuck is alive and with me and our children. We can have fun and still enjoy many things. The mountains are beautiful and strong. I must overcome the harsh things that happen in my life. The bottom of the mask is to be the reflection of the mountains in the water. How beautiful this reflection can be until there is a ripple in the water that distorts the picture. You enjoy the view and the journey and then something happens to distort things for a while. You must work hard and even struggle to get back to the calm waters and maybe the picture has even changed a little by the time things calm. To me that is how life is.