City: Woodstock

Brain Injury: Traumatic brain injury

Explanation of Mask:  The left side of the mask is before my TBI; normal, career, purpose. After the accident, the colors of my world changed to the dark side. The man on the resume died. I experience fear of not doing my best, and I still hide. I know who I am, but I don’t like me.

Other words Waring uses to describe his thoughts and emotions include: 

• Patience
• Empty shell
• Battle of information
• Black or white, yes or no
• Useless
• Burden
• Suicide
• “Your Word”
• Rebooting your brain