City: Greensboro

Brain Injury: Automobile Accident

Explanation of Mask: Two months after graduating from my x-ray tech program, I was involved in a car accident.  Through this injury, my family opened several group homes and a 24-bed facility for other survivors, as well as others with severe injuries.  It may seem silly, but I am thankful for all that has happened to me because I have met some of the nicest people in the world and many people have been served through a program started in my honor.  The mask represents me after my accident.  My brain felt scrambled.  There is an injury in the left temporal lobe of my brain. Since the injury, there has been a lot of confusion, and I’ve felt lost.