Category Archives: giving to others

#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 →

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#dSavannahDefects – I is for… (pt 2)

Posted on April 17, 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. This is part 2 of my I post, since I ran out of time to … Continue reading →

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#dSavannahDefects – L is for…

Posted on April 14, 2016 by dSavannah

Hi. I’m dSavannah. A comment from a new reader made me realize that I can’t assume (you know what happens to you and me when we do that!) that visitors know my theme or purpose for completing the #AtoZChallenge. So, … Continue reading →

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#dSavannahDefects – K is for…

Posted on April 13, 2016 by dSavannah

… kindness You may not think that kindness has anything to do with #InvisibleIllness, or #dSavannahDefects, but it does. When you have an #InvisibleIllness, of any kind, it’s really easy to be mean to yourself. To beat yourself up for … Continue reading →

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#dSavannahDefects – J is for…

Posted on April 12, 2016 by dSavannah

… journey So, basically the dealio with me getting behind (as I alluded to in yesterday’s post) in my personal blog writing and my visiting of fellow #AtoZChallenge blogs and reading them and commenting (snarkily, in many cases) and tweeting … Continue reading →

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#dSavannahDefects – I is for… (pt 1)

Posted on April 11, 2016 by dSavannah

… insistent Hello my dear and faithful readers, I am (obviously) posting late for ye ole letter “I”, and I’m sorry to inform you all that it will also be a lacking post, because I am exhausted and hurting (which … 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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