Author Archives: dSavannah

About dSavannah

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

Being ‘brave’ (actually, I’m angry)

So, last month (May) was #MEAwareness Month, and I did what I could by publishing two posts (instead of just one): May is #MEcfs Awareness Month • #MillionsMissing (on the 1st), in which I included photos of how my illnesses … Continue reading

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#MEAwareness: Guest Post on waking up to severe m.e.

dSavannah note: So, as I said in my January post, I plan to publish a blog post the 15th of every month this year, come hell or high water. Well, I published a post on the 1st of this month … Continue reading

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May is #MEAwareness Month • #MillionsMissing

Dear Readers, No, your eyes do not deceive you. I have indeed published my May post on the 1st of the month, instead of the 15th. (Will there also be a blog on the 15th? That remains to be seen, … Continue reading

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Just one thing

Once again, I am changing my blog post topic at the last minute (okay, a week before publish date, which as I’ve mentioned, is now “last minute” for me), so you’ll just have to wait longer to read my thoughts … Continue reading

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i’m tired

dSavannah note: This post probably isn’t complete. It likely doesn’t make sense. That’s Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (MEcfs) for you. As my friend, who has had ME since he was 3 years old in 1984☆, said: “please help all of us find … Continue reading

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Shining a Light: living with depression

dSavannah note: Here is the second installment in my “Publish-A-Blog-Post-The-15th-of-Every-Month-In-2019” Goal. THANK YOU! for reading. There are tons of wonderful blogs out there, and I appreciate everyone who reads mine. (Oh, and a million thank yous to the people who … Continue reading

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Looking back, looking ahead…

So, y’all, it’s 2019. Not sure how… after all, I still remember when a credit card expiration of the year 2000 was wild. And no one would quite believe me when I used it to pay for something over the … Continue reading

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