Name: Elijah N., 20 years old

City: Mesa, AZ

Brain Injury: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI). At 3 months old I was beaten and abused after being beaten in the head.

Explanation of mask:  The BLUE squiggly lines at the top of my mask represent CONFUSION and SADNESS from being abused and injured. The YELLOW line in the middle of the mask represent being blinded by the FEAR that has been sitting inside me for so long. The PINK represents the LOVE that has followed me throughout my life. The GREEN represents the CONFIDENCE I have been given by my family.