Author Archives: dSavannah

About dSavannah

~ #disabled #spoonie fighting numerous, chronic, painful #InvisibleIllnesses ~ also #wife #feminist #ally #advocate #papyrophiliac #DogCatTurtleWrangler

Brain fog and birthdays

Posted on July 18, 2020 by dSavannah

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 →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, book launch, childhood, chronicillness, community, disability, friends, giving to others, happiness, hard work, illness, inspiration, making a difference, perseverance, shining a light | 2 Comments

Help Me Help Others! – year 2

Posted on July 7, 2020 by dSavannah

For the second year in a row, I’m honored to say I’ve been nominated for ✵three✵ WEGO Health Awards: Advocating for Another, Best in Show: Blog, and Best in Show: Facebook. That means someone (I’m not sure who, but thank … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, chronicillness, community, giving to others, health, illness, making a difference, mental illness, opportunity | 2 Comments

Speaking up – #BlackLivesMatter (and a #GNU)

Posted on June 24, 2020 by dSavannah

There is an awful lot going on in the world right now, even more so than when I published last month, which I didn’t think was possible. In addition, this post is very “late” (i.e., not published on my self-imposed … Continue reading →

Posted in advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, hard work, illness, learning, making a difference, opportunity, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places | 6 Comments

we’re all just muddling along

Posted on May 15, 2020 by dSavannah

It’s now May 15th, and I haven’t written or published a blog post since February, despite my goal to write one the 15th of every month, and despite my previous success (mostly) at making that goal. When March rolled around, … Continue reading →

Posted in #MEcfsAwareness, advocacy, chronicillness, community, depression, disability, health, illness, making a difference, mental illness | 13 Comments

Somewhere I belong

Posted on February 19, 2020 by dSavannah

I want to heal, I want to feel Like I’m close to something real I want to find something I’ve wanted all along Somewhere I belong ~ Linkin Park, Meteora album (2003) [affiliate links] Growing up a very introverted, painfully … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, chronicillness, community, depression, disability, friends, happiness, health, illness, mental illness | 12 Comments

Looking back (again)

Posted on January 28, 2020 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: This blog post is very very late (13 days, to be exact!), because of a couple reasons: 1) on Sat, January 11, thanks to my infinite brain fog, I deleted the 1,100 or so words I had written … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, hard work, health, illness, making a difference, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places | 7 Comments

Important US disability issue needs your action NOW!

Posted on January 15, 2020 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: (I have updated this post on Jan 16, due to new information I found by Matthew Cortland, Esq., who is, in his own words, “a disabled, chronically ill, healthcare and disability rights lawyer.”) This is not the full … Continue reading →

Posted in advocacy, disability | 2 Comments