Name: Diane D., 74 years old

City: Tucson, AZ

Brain Injury: ANEURYSM, STROKE, ENCEPHALOMALACIA. My aneurysm was found wrapped around an artery and I had to have a craniotomy to clip it. I had a stroke on the table. 10 months later a CT scan showed that I had lost the anterior portion of my Right Frontal, Temporal, and Insular Cortex to Encephalomalacia, which is the softening or loss of brain tissue after cerebral infection.

Explanation of mask:  My mask shows the loss of brain with damage. The black area shows no brain. The yellow light is a healing light coming into my brain to heal and give hope. HOPE FOR A NEW ME TO LIVE A NEW LIFE EVEN WITH A DISABILITY. I meet new friends and other survivors and help people with new brain damage. Fear is the biggest problem with brain damage!