Category Archives: chronicillness

It’s #MEAwareness Month – and please act!

Posted on May 6, 2018 by dSavannah

May is Awareness Month for a lot of illnesses, such as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) / Lou Gehrig’s disease, Lupus, and Mental Health. Last month was Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Awareness Month, which Charis Hill wrote about extensively. (And I never … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about disability insurance

Posted on March 4, 2018 by dSavannah

This is a hard topic for me to write about, but: it’s important. And it also fits in with my mission to Shine A Light Into the Dark Places, the stigmatized places, the places no one wants to look at … Continue reading →

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imagining pain away (or, it don’t work that way)

Posted on January 30, 2018 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: I started this post – well, I can’t remember when – and I’ve been working on it ever since. Even if it’s not quite “ready”, and I can’t think of a better headline, I’m just gonna publish it… … Continue reading →

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Important calls to ME patients

Posted on January 23, 2018 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: Don’t know what’s come over me to be posting again in the same week, but… again, this is important. Please spread it far and wide! Numerous, numerous! Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) patients have become far worse – some now 100% … Continue reading →