Name: Michael H.

City: Gilbert, AZ

Brain Injury: STROKE after two open heart surgeries. Now Michael suffers from APHASIA and APRAXIA.

Explanation of mask:  I feel that my brain works. My internal monologue does not seem different (The star). I have lost my ability to speak (The sutures). High level math, which was always a point of pride for me, is lost (The equation). I cannot sing (The musical notes).