City: Dickinson

Brain Injury: Third ventricular colloid cyst and obstructive hydrocephalus

Explanation of Mask:
Before my surgery, I was like a car that ran out of oil. I was not getting the fluid to drain from my brain to my spine, etc. I had constant neck and back pain.

Now the pain is gone!

I still have more work to do, as my concentration is often short term, cloudy and foggy.

I feel like I have a pail filled with individual words or phrases, but can’t seem to find the correct one.

If I get interrupted when I start to ask a question or make a statement, I lose my train of thought.

I wish I could remember who I talked to yesterday, remember someone’s name, or where I met them before.