Category Archives: health

Giving, GERD, and Genes (oh my)

Hello my friends. It’s November, and I continue to be waylaid from writing my monthly post by other, very stressful things in life. And the weather. Storms and colder temps increase my symptoms and make me feel worse, so, well, … Continue reading

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what a pain…

dSavannah note: Hello, dear readers and people who have stumbled across this blog by accident. This is my post for September 2019, which as I promised back in ye olden days of January, is being published on the 15th 16th. … Continue reading

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I’ve Been Rambling for Seven Years!

Seven years ago today, I hit the “publish” button on my very first blog post, “Start at the Beginning“. This, my dear readers, is my 273rd published post. I had a super hard time deciding how to “celebrate” this momentous … Continue reading

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#MEAwareness: Guest Post “Send My Apologies”

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!

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)

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.

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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