City/State: Chattanooga

Brain Injury: I was in a major car accident when I was in high school.  I sustained a TBI from a diffuse axonal injury – a scattering of small, pinpoint sheered connections throughout my brain.

Explanation of Mask: I have been an artist my whole life.  My whole family is artistic.  My injury has made it harder to be a fine-tuned as I was before.  It’s kind of like how words are hard to find.  Now, when I create my art, I think it’s very important that all the colors are just the way I see them in my head. 

Before my accident, I just didn’t care about anything.  Now, I’m focused.  I’m in college.  I have goals.  I’m hard headed and I will keep working hard.  I don’t see my accident or injury in a negative way.  You have got to make the best of everything!