Not Bad Thing: Sad and Glad (of It)

Friday, January 22, 2010

Sad and Glad (of It)

Brain Star Snowflake/Mandala by Lisbeth

Driving home from my visit with Lisbeth, my head is filled with the implications of hummingbirds on socks, and my heart is filled with sad, and glad, as it beats time with the windshield wipers clearing away the falling snow...

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Susan BeaucheminJanuary 25, 2010 at 12:13 PM
Thanks for the snowy ride in Maine--oh my!
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Lisbeth's Blue Bird Angels Mandala

My daughter Lisbeth suffered a traumatic brain injury when she contracted a viral illness in 1988 at the age of six, and she continues to be challenged by multiple difficulties including uncontrolled seizures, behavioral disturbances, learning disabilities and developmental delay. Despite these challenges, Lisbeth's mighty spirit and creativity are remarkably intact. She creates extraordinarily beautiful cut paper snowflakes - hundreds of them (it is ironic that a cluster of seizures is called a "flurry...") and like real snowflakes, each one is unique. Lisbeth sometimes refers to her creations as "brains," which is poignant, for in the making of each snowflake/mandala, it is as if she is recreating her brain. Lisbeth sees figures, animals, and objects in the cutout shapes of each one of her designs, and says that these are what the brain is thinking!