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


Me with Rosie, Canasta with Papa, Mayo waiting room, Dr. Flanigan w/ scan
September 13, 2023: Alright, it’s been another day so I’ve just decided to write this a while later. Gonna be hard not to talk about the...

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Sep 13, 20232 min read
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TBI Support group, Designated Survivor, Blokus with Papa, Poké with Papa
September 12, 2023: Starting this before the end of the day today. First thing in the morning, I messed up on my medications. I took my...

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Sep 12, 20233 min read
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BeReals, Scars, Mom with tacos for dinner
September 11, 2023: Ok I very much didn’t wanna do today because I feel like I don’t have a single good thing to say. Literally, even...

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Sep 11, 20232 min read
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BeReals, Mayo Clinic Portuguese Speakers
September 10, 2023: Alright so today wasn’t that good. I woke up and took my meds at 5:08am with the Häagen-Dazs yogurts, and frankly I...

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Sep 10, 20232 min read
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Me with Calendar, Nothing, Twilight BeReal with Mom
September 9, 2023: Alright I don’t have good photos for today. It’s too bad, because tonight Deb came over and we had pasta together, the...

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Sep 9, 20232 min read
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Lunch, Rosie, Sushi, walk with mom
September 8, 2023: Well I didn’t do my photos of the day for the last two days. I was just feeling too low. Today, my mom made me sit...

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Sep 8, 20232 min read
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Home, Mom, Scar, Papa, Hospital
September 4, 2023: Well, today was yet another day full of medical complications. I was discharged from Mayo, but it wasn’t in time to...

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Sep 4, 20232 min read
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Mom Canasta and Mayo surgery
September 3, 2023: Well, I missed my medication this morning and it wasn’t my fault. I wasn’t allowed to eat anything from midnight to...

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Sep 3, 20232 min read
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Sakana with Liam and Mayo admission
September 2, 2023: Well this morning I took my meds at 7am, and unfortunately I threw up right after I took the medication with the...

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Sep 2, 20232 min read
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Yoga with Jordan and hot tub and mom and Talia before Barbie
September 1, 2023: Today I took my meds at 5:08am, with an alarm, because I knew I’d wanna take the night ones earlier in the day so I...

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Sep 1, 20232 min read
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Guavas with Hannah and Elianna’s sunglasses
August 31, 2023: Today I decided to take my meds a bit later, at 7:30am, because I knew I’d be busy that a bit later at night and I...

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Sep 1, 20232 min read
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Yoga with Debi and hot tub
August 30, 2023: Today I started the day by having my meds at 5:45am with an apricot mango yogurt for 11g of fat. Then I went back to...

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Aug 30, 20232 min read
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Methodist with Louise, BLC paperwork, pool with Jodi, mom, Bill
August 29, 2023: Today started off by me taking my meds at 6:35am, and I realized later in the day that I should have taken them at like...

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Aug 29, 20233 min read
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Noodles with Papa, hot tub with new people, and Eunji
August 28, 2023: Well, today was interesting. First of all, I took my meds when I woke up at 6:40am and had my meds with another vanilla...

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Aug 29, 20233 min read
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Canasta with Mom, tacos, ice cream and dinner with Ernie and Kate
August 27, 2023: Ok a little bit less happened today, but it was still full. First thing in the morning, I took my meds at 8am with a...

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Aug 27, 20232 min read
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Methodist tracking, Breakfast w/ Jodi/Bill + Isa, Spanish Meet, Bocce, Yahtzee
August 26, 2023: Alright a ton happened today. I admit that I relied on Jodi and Bill a lot for social stimulation. Well first thing in...

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Aug 27, 20234 min read
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Yoga with Jordan, training with Chloe, games with parents, game night
August 25, 2023: Alright I’m just gonna go through my photos today, no notes. I didn’t write a lot of notes today anyways. Today started...

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Aug 25, 20233 min read
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Canasta with Papa and Open Door alone
August 24, 2023: Ok today started by having my medication at 6:17am with two 6g fat yogurts, flavored peaches & cream and mangoes &...

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Aug 24, 20233 min read
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Yoga with Elizabeth, Training, BeReal with Papa and Rosie
August 23, 2023: Today was not the best day ever. It started by me having my medication at 5:30am with some yogurt, and then I had a...

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Aug 23, 20232 min read
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BeReals: Barb at Methodist, Watermelons, and Judy at Open Door
August 22, 2023: Today I had my morning meds at 6am with yogurts. Then I went into Methodist church to volunteer as a translator. This...

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Aug 22, 20232 min read
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