Name: Steve S., 59 years old

City: Phoenix, AZ

Brain Injury: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI). I was assaulted during a robbery. My assailants beat me over the head with a 2×4 numerous times. The beating caused seizures, headaches and 20 years after the fact I lost my right lung.

Explanation of mask:  The mask depicts 27 years of my living with a TBI. The top part shows that I was in the military but it was foggy and still is. The middle part shows all of the jobs I had and functioned just like anyone else. The bottom part are the things that were bad at times such as seizures and memory loss. The mask is human showing that even though I have a bad brain injury I still have NORMAL ABILITIES and emotions as someone that does not have a brain injury.