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


IV changing, canasta game, fat counts in chicken
December 5, 2023 Ok, so so far today has kinda been a failure in terms of getting meaningful photos of the day. I’m just about to be...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 6, 20233 min read


Morning look, Insta post of Spanish group, me in Eisenberg at Mayo
December 4, 2023 Alright I’m in a Mayo Clinic hospital bed at the moment. I honestly MAYBE am in the same building as I was when I did my...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 5, 20233 min read


Washed face, at Mayo Clinic, Met with Daniel
December 3, 2023 Today, first things first I had my meds at 7:45am with an ice cream bar that was really the only thing I could eat...

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Dec 4, 20232 min read


Bloody tragedy, me with nurse and EMT at Spanish meet, horchata shot
December 3, 2023 Ok it’s like 1pm and I’m not even gonna try to put a single photo in since I’ll obviously have better ones later. It’s...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 3, 20235 min read


Yoga with Jordan, organize clothes con mi hermanita, good old Insta post
December 1, 2023 Ok, I’m not gonna wait til hella late to write this like I did yesterday. I also succeeded in taking slightly better...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 1, 20234 min read


BeReal, Open Door Spotify, Open Door lunch, dinner
November 30, 2023 Oh my God, it’s almost 11pm and I haven’t started this yet. Was about to go to sleep, and randomly remembered I hadn’t...

anyatbirecovery
Dec 1, 20234 min read


New volunteering and Bolé with Hannah
November 29, 2023 It’s almost noon and it’s already been a good day. This morning I went to the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance to begin...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 29, 20234 min read


Meeting with Dr. Go, Open Door donut, nurse and correction
November 28, 2023 Ok, today was nice, but Tuesdays have definitely been better in the past. I say that because I kind of have high...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 28, 20233 min read


Dentist with Zingale, meeting new people, and Spanish meetup
November 27, 2023 Today was yet another example of kind of a perfect day. Hoping tomorrow goes as well too, which it should since it's a...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 27, 20233 min read


Hot Plate with Elena, her prosecco and Bill+Jodi
November 26 Alright, today I had quite a nice morning. Meds at 7:38am with yogurt. I was planning on going for a walk with Jodi and Bill...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 26, 20233 min read


Mural in Nova, med food, earrings, Jodi/Bill + Puzzle
Today I’m not overwhelmed with editing the photos! I sent her them! And afterwards, I felt solid posting a picture of us on my Instagram,...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 25, 20233 min read


IV in wrist, random BeReal, editing Heidi’s photos!
November 24, 2023 Oh my god I don’t wanna write this because I’m so involved in editing Heidi’s wedding photos at the moment. I know I...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 24, 20232 min read


Thanksgiving con la familia, plus puzzle and cards
November 23, 2023 Alright let’s go. This might be my last day of notes in my notebook #14. I’ll start #15 tomorrow and it’s kinda pink I...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 23, 20233 min read


Barre with Debi and Diane, editing photos and Open Door with Anita
November 22, 2023 Well, today I accidentally took my melatonin a little early, with my night meds at 7:09pm. So now I’m a touch tired,...

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Nov 22, 20234 min read


Zach with tattoos, me with Spanish and Monica, BeReal and Poké with papa
November 21, 2023 Ok it’s been an interesting day and I spent most of it at Mayo Clinic for an eye exam for the doctor who first...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 21, 20233 min read


Target trip, meet Bergquist, mañana shirt, clase con Atala y Alisa
November 20, 2023 Ok this morning, first I had an appointment with Jessica. I had a hard time logging on, and had to call to get a link...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 20, 20233 min read


Monica bumper sticker, Hoefs at 12:53am, gear exchange with Tony, Monica
November 19, 2023 Ok, I’m gonna be very technical in my definition of “today,” since one of my pics is actually last night after...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 19, 20233 min read


Heidi’s wedding and more + bonfire
November 18, 2023: Ok, yesterday was 100% my best day post-injury, and I didn’t write a word of this. That was because I slept over at...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 19, 20233 min read


PA students interview and trying on earrings for wedding
November 17, 2023: Alright I’m not gonna begin this one as exciting as yesterday. I did better with photos tho! First of all, I went to...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 18, 20234 min read


Pen, ECD talk, cake w/13g fat and Italia at Open Door
So I’m not gonna give you a quote of the best thing I said today, because it was in Spanish. I’ll give an approximate translation though:...

anyatbirecovery
Nov 16, 20234 min read
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