Category Archives: abuse

#MEAwareness: Let’s talk about funding

Posted on May 9, 2018 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: If you follow me at all on social media, you’ll see that I am frantically tweeting and posting a BUNCH of articles & whatnot this week for #MEAwareness Month, and for the #MillionsMissing events that will be held … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, #MEcfsAwareness, abuse, advocacy, author, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, health, illness, making a difference, shining a light, the dark places | 2 Comments

Me too

Posted on October 17, 2017 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: Trigger Warning: sexual harassment, assault, abuse. These words are in response to the stories that broke very recently regarding a studio head and numerous women who claim he sexually harassed and/or abused them. I will not speak his … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, depression, evil, hell, history, illness, making a difference, shining a light, the dark places, violence | 6 Comments

All I can do is cry…

Posted on June 10, 2016 by dSavannah

I wanted to write a post about having gratitude even in the midst of being a Sick Person, but then death smacked me upside the head a few days ago, and then social media flooded with stories of the woman … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, community, depression, evil, family, friends, giving to others, hell, illness, love, making a difference, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places, violence | 8 Comments

#dSavannahDefects – X is for…

Posted on April 28, 2016 by dSavannah

My theme this year for the #AtoZchallenge is #dSavannahDefects, aka “What’s it’s like dealing with #InvisibleIllnesses”. Or, in short, {some of} what’s wrong with me. Down to our last letters! Whew! … X-tras So, yeah. I’m kinda cheating on today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in #AtoZchallenge2016, #dSavannahDefects, abuse, age, childhood, depression, family, giving to others, health, history, learning, making a difference, memory, mental illness, shining a light, the dark places | 8 Comments

#dSavannahDefects – F is for…

Posted on April 7, 2016 by dSavannah

…fatigue If I need to quickly define my health issues, I say I have “chronic fatigue and chronic pain”. (Cuz even I can’t remember all 20-something of my diagnoses.) As I described depression as being sad times 1,000, fatigue is … Continue reading →

Posted in #AtoZchallenge2016, #dSavannahDefects, abuse, childhood, community, depression, family, friends, giving to others, health, history, inspiration, making a difference, mental illness, quotes, shining a light, the dark places | 18 Comments

#dSavannahDefects – C is for…

Posted on April 4, 2016 by dSavannah

… child abuse April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and I am a child abuse survivor, so it’s only fitting I include this topic in my theme of dSavannah Defects. You may think that child abuse doesn’t happen any more, … Continue reading →

Posted in #AtoZchallenge2016, #dSavannahDefects, abuse, depression, evil, family, health, history, shining a light, the dark places, violence | 16 Comments

GNU Pat Conroy

Posted on March 6, 2016 by dSavannah

On Friday, the world lost another great voice with the death of author Pat Conroy, who passed away of pancreatic cancer at age 70, just four weeks after his diagnosis. When I read the news about the cancer, I knew … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, age, author, books, childhood, depression, dreams, family, fear, fiction, history, making a difference, memory, mental illness, shining a light, the dark places | 4 Comments