City: Greensboro, NC

Brain Injury: Ongoing complications from a car accident. A car turned left into my path in 2007

Explanation of Mask: The words on my mask represent struggles, paths toward healing, and opportunities. The green spiral represents a new outlook in recovery and the flower represents the beauty of renewal and new growth. The picture and colors on the rim of the mask represent the time to appreciate a different sunset each day. The holes punched represent that, while the substance of intelligence and memory remain intact, there are many gaps that present challenges and the need to create new ways of recall, utilization and expression.