Mellissa Briley
Athens: From Olympic Euphoria to the Struggle for Survival
Athens experienced a period of euphoria surrounding the 2004 Olympics, which quickly gave way to economic struggle and social unrest....
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Mellissa Briley
- Aug 13, 2023
- 2 min
Returning to Corinth
...that’s when I turned around, and saw something I’ve never seen, in all my 15 years in Europe.
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Mellissa Briley
- Aug 13, 2023
- 2 min
Stumbled into my Secrets
Date: November 4, 2017 Location: Pagrati, Athens Pain Level: 4 (yesssss!) “Mellissa mou, you look beautiful today” Ada surprised me with...
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Mellissa Briley
- May 28, 2023
- 3 min
Beautiful Scott ~ 30 Years A Quadriplegic
30 Years A Quadriplegic
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Mellissa Briley
- Feb 5, 2023
- 1 min
Traveling Through Chaos, Masking the Pain
Date: October 2017 Location: Athens, Greece Subject: Traveling through chaos, masking the pain It's lovely to be back in Athens. The only...
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Mellissa Briley
- Feb 4, 2023
- 1 min
Athenian Observations
Date: October 28, 2017 Location: Athens, Greece Subject: Local observations Hot water and heat are luxury and most of this country is...
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Mellissa Briley
- Feb 3, 2023
- 1 min
Berlin Vibes
Date: October 30, 2017 Location: Athens, Greece Subject: Nostalgia, Berlin vibes Ada and I, supporting one another in battle, are up...
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Mellissa Briley
- Feb 2, 2023
- 2 min
Love or Nothing
Location: Athens, Greece Subject: Theory on love, difference between agapi and erotas ….Erotas e tipota The graffiti in this photo says,...
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Mellissa Briley
- Feb 1, 2023
- 2 min
Hospital, Health, and What is Real?
Date: November 3, 2017 Subject: Inching closer to diagnosis in a historic hospital Pain Level: 7 I don’t want to talk about me today....
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Mellissa Briley
- Jan 31, 2023
- 1 min
The Baraton of Pagrati
Date: November 4, 2017 Subject: Ada’s father Cognitive Fog Level: 7 My courageous Ada. I watched her eyes swell with tears. Fibromyalgia...
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Mellissa Briley
- Jan 30, 2023
- 1 min
Bring Me Home-Home
Later... Subject: Dodging Neo Natzis Pain Level: 5 Why must humans go to extremes? More evil taxi driver experience today. This time a...
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Mellissa Briley
- Jan 29, 2023
- 1 min
Music Calms the Fire
Ada was turned away from her scheduled MRI. We have to travel an hour and a half away to another hospital for a stamp on one of her...
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Mellissa Briley
- Jan 28, 2023
- 2 min
I'll grab my beer, you grab your Camera
Date: November 29, 2017 Subject: Spontaneous adventure, regional tensions, and contemplation Not enough sleep, helicopters circling over...
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