Name: Monica R.

City: Scottsdale, AZ

Brain Injury:  Left Temporal Ectomy

Explanation of Brain Injury:  I had Spinal Meningitis as a newborn, which caused seizures. The seizures got worse over the years until I had more days of seizures than not. After 3 brain surgeries I do not have grand mal seizures anymore.

Explanation of Mask:  On the left side of my mask, the jagged lines represent how I used to have grand mal seizures, which made me sad, which is why I’m crying yellow tears. The right side of my mask is after my surgery, and I’m happy because I haven’t had a grand mal seizure since.