Name: Mirna B.

Age: 55

City: Tucson, AZ

Brain Injury: RIGHT MIDDLE CEREBRAL ANEURYSM

Explanation of Brain Injury:  I was unaware of my aneurysm until March 10, 2005 when it ruptured. I had been living a very active life since I began working at age 14. I was 38 when I bled and 39 when I realized the bleed defeated me! I endured three craniotomies in a 13 month timeframe. 14+ years later I still struggle with pain in my surgery are and neuro-fatigue.

Explanation of mask:  My mask is simple and to the point as I am. Prior to my brain bleed I had served in the US Air Force as an administrator. I got saved (I am a sinner saved by grace, Ephesians 2:8-9) in December of 1995. I was a super mom from 10-24-1990 when I met and married Jim, a widower and adoptive mom to his 3 children. I have lived a wonderful, blessed life and the aneurysm threw us threw a loop to say the least. It changed my husband’s life drastically. There is a silver lining thou and God can make beauty from ashes. Life is good!