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Anya's Photos of the Day
A first-person account of recovery from a serious traumatic brain injury

06.20.24 HOY: Dr. Tonkin, Dr. Lester, and Jennifer!
JUNE 20, 2024 JUNE 20, 2024: So far, today hasn’t been spectacular like yesterday was, but it’s still pretty fun. I was just looking...
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Jun 20, 20242 min read
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06.19.24 HOY: Kurt and Theatre!!!
JUNE 19, 2024 Well, TODAY was the best day ever, and I can’t wait to write about it! First of all, we drove down to Mayo Clinic, and I...
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Jun 20, 20243 min read
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06.18.24 AYER: Heidi taking me to Mayo, buying meds meal too!
JUNE 18, 2024 Ok, YESTERDAY, Heidi Hoefs the senior drove me to Mayo Clinic for my radiation treatment, and like expected, I had a...
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Jun 19, 20241 min read
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06.17.24 Miguel’s gift, Papa with my green self, more Miguel!
06.17.2024 Going through my day, Miguel was able to pop by my house pretty much just in time to catch the edge of the Kelly family Zoom...
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Jun 19, 20241 min read
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06.16.24 AYER: Papa on Father’s Day, Miguel editing photos, Heidi pics!
JUNE 16, 2024 Another YESTERDAY! On the 16th, mom and I drove down to Mayo Clinic and completed another session of targeted radiation...
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Jun 17, 20242 min read
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06.15.24 Radiation, family time, dinner with Miguel at Chimborazo!
JUNE 15, 2024 Another YESTERDAY! On the 15th, mom and I drove down to Mayo Clinic and completed my second session of targeted radiation...
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Jun 16, 20242 min read
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06.14.24 Visit from Jessica, first radiation, evening with Miguel
JUNE 14, 2024 ALright, here we go for YESTERDAY! I’ve just posted like 2-3 that I had missed, and I’ll fix their order later! Ok, on the...
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Jun 15, 20241 min read
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06.13.24: 2nd day at Mayo, MRI + surprise radiation simulation
June 13, 2024 Today was my second day in a row at Mayo! It started with a brain MRI in the morning, after I had my eggs and one sausage...
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Jun 15, 20242 min read
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06.11.24: Hair/makeup, Book club book, PET scan prep
June 11, 2024 Ok this morning, I was deeply reflecting on how much I LOVE doing my makeup to match my clothes. I have a photo that shows...
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Jun 15, 20241 min read
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06.10.24: Jesssica therapy --> new shirt and Nancy with Celeste!
June 10, 2024 Alright, my day started with my regular OT therapy with Jessica, where she told me that I should consider “Take community...
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Jun 15, 20241 min read
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06.12.2024: MEDICAL: Dr. Flanagan and Culver’s meds food
JUNE 12, 2024 Well, we had another day at Mayo Clinic! I had my PET scan, which was one I had to fast an annoying amount of time for, not...
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Jun 13, 20241 min read
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06.09.24 Family birthday and found notebook
May 9, 2024 I recently something I figured out how much fat was in grape leaves, which I LOVE to know! The box, which only had ten of...
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Jun 11, 20241 min read
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06.08.24: BRUNCH and Xylophone w/Mike and Jodi/Grandma
06.08.24 Looks like last month my phone died so there’s something I “missed” back in May... And now THIS month, I had a WONDERFUL brunch...
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Jun 9, 20241 min read
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06.07.24: Barre with Jordan, gym with Bernie/Miguel, cards delivered
06.07.2024 OK, let’s gooooo.... LAST MONTH: I had a FANTASTIC day today, and it has everything to do with the fact that my sister Talia...
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Jun 9, 20242 min read
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06.06.24: Leanne with Papa, plus meds and screenshots
06.06.2024 Alright, a month ago my sister arrived to Florida with me and I loved it! THIS month, My speech therapist Leanne asked if...
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Jun 9, 20241 min read
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06.04.24 Closet and last month’s selfie with Celeste!
June 4, 2024 WELL, I’m replacing a huge picture of Miguel’s family here. I wrote everyone's names into it too, which Jessica asked me to...
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Jun 6, 20242 min read
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05.31.24: Family gathering at Jodi’s house, and Miguel!
June 31, 2024: - sent email to Mikell - I sent the right photos to Open Door, because I had sent them the wrong photos the first time,...
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Jun 6, 20241 min read
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06.05.24: GYM day, plus Neighborhood House volunteering
June 5, 2024 Ok, the only thing I did here on the 5th is I added a selfie of me wearing my volunteer apron from Neighborhood House, since...
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Jun 6, 20243 min read
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06.03.24: Kevin train, Miguel with Rosie, and taking a pic of Tom and the mayor
June 3, 2024 Well, today I’m copying my post from May 6th, when I was in Florida! I’m remembering that I had a WONDERFUL day with Aunt...
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Jun 4, 20242 min read
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06.02.24: Bernie workout, Sam’s Club shirt, Miguel's family party
June 2, 2024: WELL, I did a really smart thing here where when I was saving new documents for the month of June, I just duplicated the...
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Jun 4, 20242 min read
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