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


Methodist, Open Door with Mikell and me at Open Door
October 3, 2023: Ok, not doing til the end of the day. Well today was a day FULL of food shelf volunteering. First things first, I took...

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Oct 3, 20234 min read
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Mayo apts. with Jessica and Dr. Flanagan, Spanish class, diamond painting
October 2, 2023: Meds at 7:45am this morning, with lemon and peaches & cream yogurts. We’re gonna go down to Mayo today, first to see...

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Oct 2, 20234 min read
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Canasta with parents, movie with Deb, jigsaw puzzle
October 1, 2023: Meds at 7:20am this morning, but I’m not writing the rest of this today. Too tired. I have the photos and the grateful...

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Oct 1, 20233 min read
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Photos during mom’s hair apt., pedicure with mom, toes and jigsaw puzzle
September 30, 2023: Ok this morning I had my meds at 7am with two yogurts, peaches and mango&cream I think. I was feeling a bit nauseous,...

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Sep 30, 20233 min read
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Me about to go to Mayo, Mayo robot, me with Rosie
September 29, 2023: This morning I had my meds at 6:07am with peaches and mango&cream yogurts. Then I went back to sleep for a few hours....

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Sep 29, 20233 min read
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Feelings wheel, photo talk with Deb, Open Door with Italia
September 28, 2023: Ok, so this morning I felt a bit nauseous, so I took a Zofran first thing. Then, I gave it a few minutes to take...

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Sep 28, 20234 min read
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Yoga with Debi, getting a shot, beating Papa at Canasta
September 27, 2023: Alright, well today wasn’t all that bad, even though it started terribly. So basically, when I woke up, I basically...

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Sep 27, 20233 min read
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Methodist volunteer, hot tub and gym, diamond painting
September 26, 2023: Alright, today I did a few things. First of all, I had my meds at 5:16am with some mango and peaches & cream yogurts....

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Sep 26, 20233 min read
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Nolo’s with Suheily, blood draw problems
September 25, 2023: Ok, got the photos in this at like 5pm today, and now I’m writing it at almost 10pm. I took my morning meds at 6:45am...

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Sep 25, 20233 min read
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Eyebrows, painting with mom
September 24, 2023: Ok, today I didn’t do any of this in the middle of the day. Ok, starting at like 10pm. I woke up and took my meds at...

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Sep 24, 20232 min read
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Twilight at mom’s, Sonder Shaker with mom
September 23, 2023: Alright, I woke up and thought I’d be going to Methodist to volunteer today, but then I was annoyingly tired this...

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Sep 24, 20233 min read
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Sequence, Lunch at Sea Salt, Canasta with Jodi/Papa, Odyssey game night call
September 22, 2023: Ok, so I took my meds at 7am this morning, with two yogurts for 12g fat. I didn’t write this down, but I remember...

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Sep 23, 20234 min read
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Wounds, Staples, Papa, me laying down at Mayo
September 21, 2023: Ok so this morning, first thing in the morning, before I even took the meds, I threw up in a plastic bag I had by my...

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Sep 21, 20233 min read
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Rosie on walk, me being sad, shingles, Canasta with Papa
September 20, 2023: Ok meds at 6:16am today with half an avocado that was leftover in the fridge. Then I did my Mayo pre-check for my...

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Sep 20, 20232 min read
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Methodist and poké with Papa and Irish violin performance
September 19, 2023: Ok, next day. It’s kind of bad when I don’t do this because half the time when I do it, it reminds me of thing that I...

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Sep 20, 20233 min read
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Fusion with Caroline and Canasta with Papa
September 18, 2023: Alright, today started off with me taking my medication at 6:20am with two 6g yogurts. They were blueberry and...

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Sep 18, 20233 min read
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Lowbrow with mom and Kathy and Open Door picnic with Jason
September 17, 2023: Alright, so today started off with me waking up a bit past 5am and hoping I could fall back asleep. I did, and I only...

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Sep 17, 20233 min read
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Panera with mom, painting with mom, and pictures of paintings
September 16, 2023: Didn’t start this early today, again. Anyways, before all this, I took my morning meds at 6:30am with mango and...

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Sep 16, 20232 min read
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Yahtzee with Jodi and Solitaire with mom and Papa
September 15, 2023: Didn’t start this early today. In fact, I pretty much had nothing scheduled all day. What happened was I woke up and...

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Sep 15, 20233 min read
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Games, including Canasta, with Papa, Hannah, Talia
September 14, 2023: Alright, trying to start a tiny bit early today. I took my meds at 7:02 this morning with an apricot mango yogurt for...

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Sep 14, 20232 min read
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