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


Wednesday: Canasta w/ Kerry/Mom, Grits w/ Kerry/Ross
December 27, 2023 Ok, I'll start with the important again. Today, just when I was about to write this, I had a big thought. It's that in...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 27, 20233 min read


Tuesday: Jodi ride, Annie in airport, Utah, Kerry plus puzzle
December 26, 2023 Alright, I specifically decided not to do one of these yesterday. Basically, I had hardly any photos from the day since...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 27, 20233 min read


Sunday: Quixotic, Dinner and presents with the family and Rosie
December 24, 2023 Ok, let's see what happened today. Meds at 7:44 am with yogurt. Probably should have done them earlier, but I wasn't...

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Dec 25, 20233 min read


Saturday: Food with Alicia, Jodi puzzle, trivia with Alex, Lily, Liam
DECEMBER 23, 2023 Ok, 10 pages of notes today, and 23 photos. It started with meds at 6:45am with the last package of Ritz crackers and...

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Dec 24, 20234 min read


Friday: Selfie, Ahmed blood test, Sarah (purse), Esterov BeReal, cards
December 22, 2023 Ok, I'll do a general summary of the day because I don't know where else to start. Meds at 8 am with a pack of Ritz...

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Dec 22, 20235 min read


Thursday: Dr. Tonkin, Open Door w/ Italia, Julia, and Rogelio w/ VF stuff!
December 21, 2023 Ah well, here we go. Today during my morning appointment with Dr. Tonkin, I took both vertical and horizontal photos...

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Dec 21, 20234 min read


Wednesday! MN Brain Injury Alliance with Phil (forgot pic with Alec)
December 20, 2023 Oh my God, I'm just clearing all the text from yesterday. Yesterday was INSANE. Today was on the less insane side, but...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 20, 20234 min read


Tuesday! Methodist w/ Kathy & Barb, Open Door w/ Italia, Julia, Amanda
December 19, 2023 SO, I didn’t do this yesterday because I was exhausted at night. I think you’ll understand why when I tell my story. In...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 20, 20234 min read
![Good day! [Business card, therapy, selfie and Spanish with Rhys and Carlos]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73b394_36db9969a89a4a02b0a0ff8685086a69~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/73b394_36db9969a89a4a02b0a0ff8685086a69~mv2.webp)
![Good day! [Business card, therapy, selfie and Spanish with Rhys and Carlos]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73b394_36db9969a89a4a02b0a0ff8685086a69~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/73b394_36db9969a89a4a02b0a0ff8685086a69~mv2.webp)
Good day! [Business card, therapy, selfie and Spanish with Rhys and Carlos]
December 18, 2023 ALRIGHT I was like three seconds away from just skipping my entire day and jumping to my last photo, which was...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 18, 20234 min read


Coffee Shop! Makeup, papa w/ Rosie, photo for gift, salad, coffee
December 17, 2023 WELL I had a fantastic day today. In the morning when I woke up, I was thinking stuff like, “oh crap not much scheduled...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 18, 20233 min read


Traducción, mom BeReal, card holders, Mattheas convo and hat/bracelets
December 16, 2023 Alright, I’m already still pretty happy about what I was able to do with this yesterday... the way I skipped the whole...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 16, 20234 min read


Español con Rick y Christie, cheesecake party
[just posting exactly what I wrote yesterdfay with minimal edits, to be #authentic, Not sure why I didn't finish posting this one even...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 16, 20235 min read


Leeann Chin, pañuelos, and Open Door with Italia y Sean
December 14, 2023 Today was definitely a good photo day! I didn’t do a good job before Open Door, but I achieved an EXCELLENT one at Open...

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Dec 15, 20234 min read


Not my job coaches, shopping, mock trial practice
December 13, 2023 Yesterday was good photo day, so I suppose that meeans that today doesn’t have to be. I did some awesome stuff today,...

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Dec 13, 20234 min read


Methodist BeReal, me in action, Noodles w/Papa, Rosie + angel food cake
December 12, 2023 Alright, today was quite a good day, like Tuesdays often are. I chose to go in for my shift at Methodist this morning...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 12, 20233 min read


Pre-chemo selfie, Dr. Miller talking, business cards + holders, Tal + Rosie
December 11, 2023 OK, now I’m home from Mayo! Or at least, I’m staying at my dad’s house for a few days now. I’m not gonna try to...

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Dec 11, 20233 min read


Ambulance transfer and hospital room whiteboard
December 10, 2023 Right now, I’m back at Mayo. I came back here because I’m suffering from some after-effects of my surgery, like urinary...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 10, 20233 min read


BeReals with the family after an event
December 8 Ok I really didn’t write any notes today. So who knows what happened. I obviously didn’t go to my morning barre class with...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 8, 20232 min read


A bit of skin recovery and night time at home with Talia
December 7, 2023 OK, so I’ll try to write this briefly. At around 5am, I added a few of my wedding photos from Heidi’s wedding to...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 7, 20232 min read


Paramedics, Pre-Surgery and McDonalds with Papa
December 6, 2023 Alright, my day started at 3am today. That’s what the far left photo I have is, taken at 3:03am when a few paramedics...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 6, 20232 min read
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