Category Archives: advocacy

#MEAwareness: Guest Post “Send My Apologies”

Posted on July 15, 2019 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: I’d like to introduce y’all to my friend Alice Ballinger, a #ChronicIllnessWarrior and poet, who publishes her work on Facebook on her Green Goat Poetry page, and who is raising funds for a desperately needed wheelchair. (Also, please … Continue reading →

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Help Me Help Others!

Posted on July 5, 2019 by dSavannah

Dear readers, no, your eyes do not deceive you. It’s not the 15th, the day I promised to publish a blog post every month this year. It’s the 5th! (I actually meant to publish this on Monday the 1st, but … Continue reading →

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Being ‘brave’ (actually, I’m angry)

Posted on June 15, 2019 by dSavannah

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.

Posted on May 15, 2019 by dSavannah

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

Posted on May 1, 2019 by dSavannah

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 →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, #MEcfsAwareness, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, hard work, health, illness, inspiration, making a difference, shining a light, the dark places | 10 Comments

Just one thing

Posted on April 15, 2019 by dSavannah

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 →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, hard work, health, illness, inspiration, learning, making a difference, perseverance, shining a light | 8 Comments

i’m tired

Posted on March 15, 2019 by dSavannah

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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