Through the Eyes of a Make-Up Artist

Rudy Sotomayor.
Every heard his name? I had not.

He is a famous make-up artist who has worked on clients like Destiny's Child, Cameron Diaz, Queen Latifah and others.

I met him a few months ago when he was in our Brain Injury Transition Services (BITS) Program. You see, Rudy was walking to work in New York City when he was hit by a car, suffering a severe brain injury. Rudy had three brain surgeries in NYC before he was brought to Fort Worth for rehabilitation.
When Rudy first started the BITS program, he was in a wheel chair and had limited use of the left side of his body.
After several months of intense physical, occupational and speech therapy, Rudy no longer needed his wheel chair and was doing the make-up of our physical therapists.

Let me tell you - they were lining up to have their make-up done!

Part of his rehab was to begin working again in a setting that was therapeutic, but also got him back on the road to starting his career. The BITS program partnered with Birdeville ISD school's cosmetology program where Rudy began teaching young cosmetology students. After a few months of mentorship, several of Rudy's students competed at the district and state level.

What a huge success he has become. Stories, like Rudy's, are great example of what our BITS program does.

Photo Credits: www.wfaa.com; www.rudysotomayor.com