Personal Journeys: Desert renewal

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Personal Journeys: Desert renewal

Following her husband's brain injury, Atlanta writer Echo Garrett and her family find their way back to each other over Thanksgiving in Arizona.

Kevin and Echo Garrett take their dogs, Marley and Berry, for a walk in their Marietta neighborhood. Kevin suffered a brain injury in an automobile accident in 2004. He has come a long way in his recovery and has returned to work as a photographer, although he struggles with short-term memory loss.

The Garretts in their New York City apartment in 1991.

Kevin Garrett (right) watches the Atlanta Falcons play on television with his son, Connor.

Kevin and Echo Garrett with their sons, Caleb (left) and Connor, at Gulf Shores, Ala., during the Thanksgiving holiday in 2003, one year before Kevin’s automobile accident.

The Garrett family at Bahama Breeze restaurant in 2002.

Kevin Garrett (center) with his wife Echo (right) and son Connor at their home in Marietta on Nov. 11.

Kevin Garrett (left center) and his wife, Echo, have Sunday brunch with their son, Connor, and friend, Hali Holloway, at their home in Marietta. Their other son, Caleb, is away at college.

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Kevin and Echo Garrett take their dogs, Marley and Berry, for a walk in their Marietta neighborhood. Kevin suffered a brain injury in an automobile accident in 2004. He has come a long way in his recovery and has returned to work as a photographer, although he struggles with short-term memory loss.

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