Name: Paul J.

City: Phoenix, AZ

Brain Injury: Car Accident- A night out with my girlfriend and a few friends turned into a two-day coma, seizure, and blood clot in my left cerebral cortex. My girlfriend was the driver and poorly timed a left turn at a intersection when we were struck my an oncoming car which caused my head to strike the interior with the right side of my head, causing my brain to slam against the inside of my skull.

Explanation of mask: The white arrows represent the consequences of the injury to my brain, both internal and external. The arrows depict the conflicting emotions and actions which have resulted, separated by the red line to depict the division. The red line represents the distinction between the internal effects of the injury to my brain, and its external effects. The black arrows represent the external effects and the various ways in which my internal brain injuries manifest themselves in my external daily life. The hopes and dreams of my youth have become the challenges of my adult life.