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


Not trash
April 28, 2022: I took a photo of Hannah today because she’s the best thing in my life at the moment. I wish we were living together when...

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Balcony
April 27, 2022: I took a photo off the balcony because a few weeks ago I was thinking of jumping off it. I’ve decided not to, because...

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Sink
April 26, 2022: I took a photo of the mess in the sink today because I feel like my life is a mess. It’s just discarded and awful....

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Books
April 25, 2022: I took a picture of books today because books are the only thing I can enjoy right now. When I finish Bloodhound I’m...

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Work
April 24, 2022 April 24, 2022: I took a photo of my work shirt today because I so fucking badly want to go back to work. Nothing bad...

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The Gibson again
April 23, 2022: I took these photos because Hannah told me to take photos of things that I’mt not gonna be able to see soon. She...

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Stove
April 23, 2022: I took this photo of the mess on the stove because that’s how I feel. Discarded and left behind. It’s like nobody cares....

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Wall
April 22, 2022: I took this photo of the blue shit hanging in front of the wall because the wall of photos is the life I want to return...

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Dance
April 22, 2022: This is a photo from the dance show I shot yesterday. I’m glad I was able to do that. I mean I’m making no money so at...

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Trash
April 21, 2022: This is called trash not because I think it’s trash but because I feel like trash. It’s a photo of my dad with the...

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Train
April 20, 2022: I took this photo of the messy desk with the train going by in the background because I feel like life is passing me by....

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Trash
April 15, 2022: Maybe some day I’ll stop taking photos of the trash can, but that day is not today. Literally I just feel like I’m being...

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Flower
May 14, 2022: I took a photo of a yellow flower because I was on a walk with Hannah and took it to send to her mom because she asked me...

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Hallway
May 13, 2022: May 13, 2022: I took a photo of the hallway the other day because I feel like I’m trapped in a hallway. I can see the exit...

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Counter
April 12, 2022 April 12, 2022: This is a photo of the counter. It’s a mess which is how I feel like I am right now. Maybe I’m just the...

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Coffee
April 12, 2022: This scene is just a general scene from my daily life. It’s average and boring. It includes my dad, which is no surprise.

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Closed
April 11, 2022: April 11, 2022: The book's is closed because that is how I feel. Like there’s so much trapped within me that just wants...

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Trash
April 10, 2022: April 10, 2022: Today I took a photo of the trash can because I feel like I’m being treated like trash. I’ll probably do...

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Sink
April 5, 2022: The sink captures the confusion and awfulness I feel. I just feel like I’m a mess and everything about me is a mess. It’s...

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How I got here
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 Well, my name is Anya and I'm recovering from a traumatic brain injury that was received on October 23, 2021. It...

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