Los Angeles, CA USA

Photography by Sigun Sandstrom
Survivor of Acquired Brain Injury

Dedicated to Patsy (Barry “Typo’s” mother) and his family:

A Sharing with My Friend,

In outer space there are dark holes they are called,
so massive so unique that only minds can try to
perceive its majestic being that our Creator has
created, but to me, the essence of Barry as the
respected man he was, he guided me to one of those
dark holes, it was as if he just pointed
to it and he wonderfully reassured me without words
or explanations it was just by his "pointing" to its
direction of the opening that he knew I would get
there one way or another to experience within me what
he found years ago when he went to MGH neuro chat and
then when he and Toby and forget who else came to
tbichat.

Each one of these men found within themselves
their own paths their own dark holes to vastness of
joy and beauty and the more they ventured out as in
space the more their persona radiated its beauty.

It is a similar experience like that dark hole, which I now have
venture into via the web pages I have began with the help
of the also magnificent mind heart of Sagasha as was Typo’s.

As I came to know Barry, from the morning daily visits in tbichat,
he would never have encouraged emptiness or such
grief to be so prolonged as to end ones dreams, ones
own existencehe most certainly would not even for
one moment want to cease living no matter what it
took, so how much more would he not want to see his
peers blossom? His peers glow as he glowed. He was
gifted, as I now know he came from a refined and loving home.

A mind so gifted and his humanitarian acts expressed without
hesitation, which was the beauty and essence of his soul.

A meeting of the minds and the sheer joy of it and the beauty of its
depth in communication within two beings lasts forever,
nothing nor any one could take such beauty away.

A sharing of a lifetime within our minds is compared to what one sees
as we gaze into our infinite universe, the colors, the majestic beauty
that is so profound. When viewed we awe at its unique order and its
intelligent creator who lovingly provide us with so much for our minds
to take in.

The beauty of the universe refreshes our soul, similar to the thrill
and contentment Barry enjoyed when he shared his yearnings to quench
his thirst of knowledge and learning.

It is serenity within the mind and soul,
such pure form and beauty was the epitome of Barry’s persona.

Memories of his being, opened a path for my inner
peace within my soul. As I know his love, his essence has
empowered me to feel the joy, the wind, and the breeze
as he cycled thru his paths daily. To this day it is
as if he was with us sharing those moments. His inner
being is like an eternal flame I draw upon at times I
see dark clouds as I await for the rainbow in the sky
to see the infinite universe with him alongside me in
a path of life an extension of his kindness.

To have met you thru his parting to me is as if I have
found a place in the universe so profound so beautiful
as now I have found the source of his beauty, you, his mother.

Today you too in essence, pointed me to a new black hole by the kind
words you have showered me with at a time that my world seemed to have
caved in, by events out of my control. Such experiences move us to
find paths that otherwise would not be found. Challenges faced can be
compared to a cluster of dust that was blocking the very entrance to
the black hole. All that was required of me was to walk pass thru its
entrance unafraid of what would be faced.

As I walked thru, I have found a profound, kind, compassionate soul, a
loving mother, you my friend. A gift left behind for us by our dearly
beloved friend and peer, your son, Barry “Typo.”

May your heart be filled with warmth today, tomorrow and forever,
having come to know how many lives your son Barry touched.

Pearl,M.S.
5/12/02

Copyright: 1997-2003 Pearl,M.S.

Graphic by "Sylvie" UK.
All Rights Reserved.

OUR FRIEND "TYPO" AKA "BARRY"
WHO GAVE FREELY OF HIS SOUL TO HELP OTHERS UNDERSTAND THE MENTAL "JOURNEY OF LIFE" POST TBI/ABI. "Pearl,M.S."