Category Archives: #dSavannahDefects

Short post before a wee break + a couple exciting items

Hello dear readers. You may have noticed (or not) that I did not post anything on June 15 – it has taken me a while to recover from all of May’s #MillionsMissing posts, plus the usual fun things that occupy … Continue reading

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#MEAwareness: My Story for #MillionsMissing

Today, Wednesday, 5/12, is the virtual #MillionsMissing2021 global event at 12pm PST/ 3pm ET, 7pm GMT, 8pm BST! They promise 20+ speakers and videos, and a very exciting #MEAction Study Announcement. Hope you are able to attend! #MEAction has asked … Continue reading

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The LOVE YOUR Challenge – Epilogue

If you’re reading this post on my site (as opposed to getting it via email), you might note that I have updated my site header. I’ve needed to do this for a long, long time: as I’ve (probably) stated elsewhere, … Continue reading

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The LOVE YOUR 28 Day Challenge

I’m in a couple groups for Chronic Illness Bloggers, and one of the bloggers, Morgan of the blog Is Was Will Be, put out a call to see if any of us would be willing to road-test a revised self-help … Continue reading

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Gentle Reminders

I’m finding it hard to believe that I am starting my 7th year of being a full-time Sick Person, and thus my 7th year of being a #ChronicIllnessBlogger. As I’ve stated before, I didn’t set out to blog almost exclusively … Continue reading

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sending hope (and rambles) during the holidays

Before I get started, a few quick things. This first item has nothing to do with anything in this blog, but it’s such a beautiful story. Please go read it! (Warning: it’s a long thread on twitter. And have tissues … Continue reading

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Brain fog and birthdays

Last month’s post kicked my ass. Of course the act of writing was difficult; it was hard enough to articulate my thoughts on #BlackLivesMatter without being accusatory or making it about me, but also, I cried a lot trying to … Continue reading

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