Name: Kristine Y.

City: Mesa, AZ

Brain Injury:  BRAIN TUMOR

Explanation of Brain Injury:  I had a brain tumor when I was five. I also had a stroke at that same age.

Explanation of Mask:  My mask is black because I blacked out in high school during gym class. Doctors were then able to determine I had a brain tumor after taking some X-rays*. The red spot on my mask represents where my tumor was. I made the mask in 2019, so I put the date on the mask to mark the occasion.
*Doctors told me I’d had the tumor since I was 5, I never knew it!