City: Hammond

Brain Injury: Injury due to work related accident where I was pinned between a tractor and a trailer

Explanation of Mask: I wanted the paint to be represented on my mask.  The red band represents the side effects of a medication I took because of the accident.  The medication caused me to go blind.  I physically cannot see but emotionally I can see that I am lucky to be alive.  That is why I used a lot of bright colors on the bottom half of my mask.  The image is of my parents when they were at their happiest.  I feel a lot of pain and sadness from my accident but I want people to know that I still feel happy at times too.