City/State: Cleveland

Brain Injury: I received my brain injury when my mom was six pregnant with me.  She became very ill.  Her sugar went to 500.  Largest Ketones diagnosed her pregnancy with Type 1 Diabetes.  They pulled 500 to 40 in one hour.

Explanation of Mask: My brain injury was severe.  The doctors said when I was born that I would possibly die.  They said I would never suck or swallow nor walk or talk.  The black area on the left side represents my injured brain.  The black on each side of my eyes represents blindness in that field of my vision.  The yellow represents joy.  The cross represents God’s intervention in my life and is leading me to be a pastor.  The butterfly represents the doctor’s diagnosis and how despite it all, I am walking, talking, and living a great life!