Name: Lindsey P.

City: Phoenix, AZ

Brain Injury:  ISCHEMIC STROKES

Explanation of Brain Injury:  I had 4 strokes in March and April 2018 in Seattle, Anchorage, and Phoenix. I flew from Seattle to Anchorage after my first stroke and was hospitalized. I had the third stroke in the hospital in Anchorage. They initially diagnosed me with serotonin syndrome. My husband insisted on an MRI and the strokes were finally diagnosed. I was flown to Phoenix (I grew up in Arizona) and was hospitalized at Barrow Neurological Institute where I had the fourth and hopefully, final stroke.

Explanation of Mask:  My mask is divided between Alaska and Arizona. On the Alaska side, there is a bit of and the sun is setting on Alaska. There are two people on this side because I normally had 1 other person with me at the hospital. On the Arizona side, the sun is rising as this is where we are right now. There are 3 people on this side because we have more family support, friends CTN friends and therapists. Close to the forehead, things are pixilated-there, but without clarity to represent the fuzziness the stroke brings. As it gets further away from the site of the stroke, things less fuzzy.