Name: Destiny

City: Florence, AZ

Brain Injury: CAREGIVER TO HER 4 SIBLINGS. POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) from abuse as a child by her stepfather

Explanation of mask: I witnessed my brother CJ being abused when he was 3 months old when Shaken Baby Syndrome led to a pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I work had everyday to help my mother with my 4 siblings. My mask represents how my brother feels as a TBI survivor. The black represents my DEPRESSION from witnessing the horrific abuse done to CJ and also from the abuse and assault I have gone through personally.