City: Gallup, NM

Brain Injury: Subdural Hematoma (Age 22) with subsequent cranioplasty. Post driver fell and hit me on the head (Age 48).

Explanation of Mask: I feel scared and completely confused most of the time. The scars are from past injuries. Knowledge and education can be lost with a brain injury. The crown of thorns represents the pain I carry around every day. I have severe short-term memory loss as shown by the question marks. They eyes crying tears of blood are of painful memories. The man in the body suit is a bubble excluding me from everything (solitary). The skeleton represents that I am afraid to die like this. The man standing on a cliff shows my fear of jumping into the unknown, but if looked at as if he is lying down, this shows my fear of getting up. The cross means to let go and let God take over.