Category Archives: friends

#MEAwareness: Guest Post on Life with ME

Posted on June 20, 2018 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: You may have noticed I haven’t published anything since May 12, #MEAwareness / #MillionsMissing Day. All of that advocacy wore me slap out (and I don’t think I’ve recovered yet). A friend in one of my MEcfs support … 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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#IWSG – So you want to be a writer…. (pt 8)

Posted on July 6, 2016 by dSavannah

Once again, it is time for me to ramble on writing for the Insecure Writers Support monthly post. In the past, I have written about things you should be doing as a writer. However, this is the: What *NOT* to … Continue reading →

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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 →

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#dSavannahDefects – R is for…

Posted on April 21, 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. … Rest In Peace Lemme tell you, chronic fatigue and insomnia are not friends. I … Continue reading →

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#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 →

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Cover Reveal: Wrath & Bones by A.J. Aalto

Posted on December 10, 2015 by dSavannah

As usual, I’m a day late and (thousands of) dollar short: I was supposed to publish this Cover Reveal *yesterday*, and after I BEGGED the author, A.J. Aalto, to do a cover reveal. Sigh. (And hangs my head in shame.) … Continue reading →

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