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


Fogo with Joel
Jan. 29, 2023: Today I took a photo with Joel who I had a good conversation with. Earlier I accidentally called him Ash and we laughed...

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Jan 29, 20231 min read
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Fogo with Israel, Diane, Someone
Jan. 28, 2023: Well the only good part of my day was when Israel came in to eat. I told her that now that she's not working there I...

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Jan 28, 20231 min read
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Driving alone
Jan. 27, 2023: Well the best part of my day was definitely not Fogo today. It was driving. I drove alone to the gym and did my personal...

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Jan 27, 20231 min read
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Hannah and Liam and Book Club
Jan. 25, 2023: Well today this morning they randomly installed fiber optic internet here so I have that as an option now. That’s just...

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Jan 25, 20232 min read
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Illness and rest with Rosie
Jan. 24, 2023: Walked over to Jodi’s house this morning and she gave me a COVID test because my throat was scratchy. I tested and I think...

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Jan 24, 20231 min read
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Fogo with Lea and Amoreina
Jan. 23, 2023: Well today was so fucking slow. I literally just took this photo with two people right before Lea was sent home because it...

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Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Fogo with Emy and Roderick
Jan. 22, 2023: Well today I almost forgot to take my photo of the day. I actually served with Maggie all day. Didn’t get a photo with her...

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Jan 22, 20233 min read
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Diane, Segundo, Giselle and Fogo with Salima
Jan. 22, 2023: Well today I did not have the best day during the day. It ended alright though. After work I went out to Ray Js with...

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Jan 22, 20232 min read
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Fogo with Diane, Ariel, Chelsea, Brandi and Talia
Jan. 20, 2023: Well a couple things happened today. First of all I went to the gym. Decided to take a shower just because I’m seeing mom...

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Jan 21, 20232 min read
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Liam and Jodi's House
Jan. 19, 2023: Today I felt pretty good all morning. I’m making a pizza and then doing therapy at 2:15. I’m listening to Hannah’s 2022...

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Jan 19, 20232 min read
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Hannah and Dr. Enzler
Today was a good day. I met up with Dr. Enzler and told him about Caroline getting into med school. Then he asked if she was interested...

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Jan 18, 20232 min read
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Fogo with Sheldon and Chris
I asked Mattheas the Fogo beers today because I’m making a google docs folder with Fogo notes to help my memory. Not in yet, gonna meet...

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Jan 18, 20233 min read
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Fogo with Takeila and Stella
Jan. 15, 2023: Failed to take a pic of the best part of my day again. That’s what happens when I help out serving. I didn’t officially do...

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Jan 16, 20232 min read
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Fogo with Takeila and Ariel
Jan. 14, 2023: Well today I totally failed to take a picture of the best thing that happened to me. It was actually that I was able to...

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Jan 15, 20232 min read
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Fogo with Ariel, Chelsea, Amoreina, Isa, Allison, Diane
Honestly I’m not quite sure who each of the people in this photo are. I know the one on the far left by me is Ariel, then Chelsea in the...

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Jan 14, 20232 min read
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Ezra, Lily, Liam, Alex and Dave and Papa
01-13-23: Well today has been alright so far. Talking to Whitney actually did make me feel a bit better just because we went over all my...

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Jan 13, 20232 min read
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Heathers with Mattheas, Bill, Jodi
Jan. 11, 2023: Well today I was kind of in a bad mood for most of the day. The day isn’t even over yet and I’m just gonna write through...

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Jan 11, 20232 min read
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Fogo with Ariel
Jan. 10, 2023: Today I definitely felt like I’d never be happy again. I know I look happy in the photo but it was fake. I did close today...

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Jan 11, 20233 min read
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Fogo with Ariel, Amoreina, Suheily, Isa and Mattheus
Jan. 9, 2023: Well first off I definitely had a worse day today than yesterday, but that’s not hard. It would actually be hard to be...

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Jan 10, 20233 min read
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Fogo with everyone, including Amani, Maggie, Diane, Isa, Pedro, Pedro’s kid Nayri, Suheily, Salima
Jan. 8, 2023: Well holy fuck I had an amazing time today. First of all, I served. I literally went to ask Matt if I could serve today and...

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Jan 9, 20233 min read
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