Carrie Alexander
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Item Description
- Item Details
- Category
- Masks 2026
- Item Condition
- New
693 Days
Nurse Practitioner, MSN, MPH, Wife, Mom, Caregiver
Almost two years ago, a beloved family member suffered health setbacks resulting from an insult to the brain. Today, as their full-time caregiver, I have watched their personality and memory shift and change, in both large and more nuanced ways. This mask represents the lived duality of traumatic brain injury. One side, alive with flowing color, speaks to the ongoing reach for joy, beauty and emotional connectedness – the part of the self that still seeks light and meaning. The other side, bound by metal, washers, and screws, echoes the ways a brain-injured person feels locked in place – constrained by forces beyond their control. Together, the two halves mirror the brain’s hemispheres, and the fragile balance between them. A treasured personality can flicker and shift after injury – sometimes present, sometimes just out of reach. All the while, the human drive toward joy, connection and meaning quietly persists.
