Name: Melanie D.

Age: 66

City: Tempe, AZ (Winters) and New Hampshire (Summers)

Brain Injury:  TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)

Explanation of Brain Injury:  I suffered a TBI when a car hit me from behind, going 55 miles per hour at a toll booth. I suffer from memory loss and cognitive skill loss.

Explanation of Mask:  BLUE-Brighter days ahead
WHITE BRAIN WITH ???-Memory loss
TEARS-LOSS of memories, people in my life, my teaching job
SUN RAYS-Days of happiness
RED LIPS-I have been given a
NEW VOICE to tell my story and to ask for what I need.
WORDS-what I feel throughout this new journey
CROSS-my faith continues give me the hope to keep going.