Name: Kristen and Leon N./K.

City: Anchorage

Brain Injury: Brain Cancer

Explanation of Mask: Let son Leon pick out the colors and where they go, my aunt had brain cancer and I was in denial of it for so long hoping she’d get through it and not believing how bad it was getting and things she done cause of it. She was like a mom and named my son with her same middle name. She taught me all sorts of crafts and beadings. Son and I put together earrings for the mask. If it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t even know how to make earrings or have an interest in crafts. Always remember her whenever I make something, she sparked my imagination and creativity.