City:  Fuquay-Varina 

Brain Injury: Concussion from car crash in 2011

Explanation of Mask: Diane mask is abstract because she feels that most represents the experience.  The blank part is a visual representation of TBI symptoms of memory loss, attention deficit, aphasia, etc.  The flood of color represents the trauma and emotional turmoil.  The direction is ascending which is the sense of overcoming the challenge.  The colors are sunrise because a sunrise represents the hope of a new day as in the verse, Psalms 30:5…”Weeping may last for a night but joy comes in the morning.”  Diane wishes faith, hope, and healing to all touched by traumatic brain injury.