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


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


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...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 23, 20232 min read


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


Fusion with Talia, Gym and Spanish meet
August 21, 2023: Today I started off by having my meds at 5:34am, about when I woke up. Had it with some peaches and mango cream yogurts...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 21, 20233 min read


Strib party at Cindy’s house with mom, and BeReal with Marci and Mike
August 20, 2023: Well today the very first thing did was I thought about my night schedule and the fact that I should probably take my...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 20, 20233 min read


Photos for Open Door, Spanish meet, Jodi’s gathering
August 19, 2023: Didn’t even come close to doing this yesterday. Kind of didn’t wanna do it at all. I’ll just write through the random...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 20, 20232 min read


Venn with pizza and Hannah, Caroline, Max
August 18, 2023: Well today I took my medication at 5:55am with two 6g fat yogurts, and then my dad came by at 7:15am to come with me to...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 18, 20233 min read


Mock trial Energy Game, Papa with Chinese food, Anita at Open Door
August 17, 2023: Alright today I started off the day being confused about what to do with my meds. I wasn’t sure if I should take them...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 17, 20233 min read


Yoga with Debi and Diane, training, Grandma dinner + movie
August 16, 2023: Today I have some things. I woke up and had my medication at 7:01am with an 11g fat yogurt. Then I went to yoga in the...

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Aug 17, 20232 min read


Methodist, winning, Open Door, Rosie
August 15, 2023: Ok so today’s photo of the day doesn’t have a lot of good photos just because I didn’t have the energy to ask anyone to...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 15, 20232 min read


Papa with Chipotle and Spanish meet up
August 14, 2023: Today I did my morning medication at 6:57am with a yogurt, and then I did my therapy session with Jessica. After that, I...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 14, 20232 min read


Liam coffee, and Jodi’s house with Brooklyn
August 13, 2023: Today I woke up and did my medication at 7:51am with a yogurt with 11g of fat. I also made some notes with Papa on what...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 13, 20232 min read


Me with cherry and clean clothes
August 12, 2023: Haven’t done these in many days. I’ve been in the mood disorders unit at Mayo Clinic. We weren’t allowed to use phones...

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Aug 12, 20231 min read


Me with King, Mike’s Dog
August 4, 2023: Today I went down to Mayo Clinic with my dad for a meeting with Dr. Marsh, who is a neurosurgeon who did some surgeries...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 4, 20233 min read


Jodi at her house, Feet, Open Door with Wendy, and mom call
August 3, 2023: Today started by me telling my dad I felt bad and him suggesting I go over to my aunt’s house to have a cup of coffee....

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Aug 4, 20231 min read


Yoga with Debi and hot tub, Canasta and Barbie with Papa
August 2, 2023: Today I took my meds at 6:30am with a yogurt, because I thought I’d be going to dinner with Liz at 6pm. Then I went into...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 2, 20233 min read


Methodist Clipboard and Mikkel Desk
August 1, 2023: I just headed out to Methodist first thing in the morning and didn’t even put makeup on. That should have been a clue...

anyatbirecovery
Aug 2, 20232 min read


Make A Wish with Judy, Spanish with Luis and everyone
July 31, 2023: Ok so today was mediocre, and then it got really bad, and then it got a lot better. One alright part of my day is that I...

anyatbirecovery
Jul 31, 20233 min read


Kathy and mom at the Lowry and me with Kathy in condo
July 30, 2023: Alright I’m doing this on the day of. Or at least starting it. Clearly I already have some photos. Today I drove back from...

anyatbirecovery
Jul 30, 20233 min read


Jeff, Papa, Jodi, Tina and Trivia with Liam and Co. + Bonfire
July 29, 2023: Alright it’s the next day. Yesterday the day started by me taking my meds at 6:10am. Then I went and tried to hang out...

anyatbirecovery
Jul 30, 20232 min read
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