City: Portland

Brain Injury: In 2010, a huge old school intercom system fell off the wall onto my head causing a traumatic brain injury.

Explanation of Mask: The yellow represents a cheery facade that hides my overwhelmingly painful symptoms of my TBI. The lines on part of my mouth represent, only sometimes, I have no filter. The tree and flowers represent nature which I feel most connected with when I am outdoors. The stars represent a positive energy. The Bible scripture states that without faith and God I wouldn’t be here. The names Noah and Jacob are my boys. I am grateful for their compassion, support and sense of humor along on my journey. It changed all of our lives as I am a single mom. The tear and words represent symptoms that can be very challenging. The words on top of my head represent positive focus. Being creative has played a big part of continuing to heal and getting to know who I am now.