Category Archives: health

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 →

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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 →

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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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Looking back, looking ahead…

Posted on January 15, 2019 by dSavannah

So, y’all, it’s 2019. Not sure how… after all, I still remember when a credit card expiration of the year 2000 was wild. And no one would quite believe me when I used it to pay for something over the … Continue reading →

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#MEAwareness: Guest Poetry Post by Bill Clayton

Posted on December 12, 2018 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: I’m in quite a few Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (MEcfs) support groups online, and I ran across this poem by a fellow #pwME (patient with ME), Bill Clayton. I asked if I could post it on my blog, and he … Continue reading →

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Hello? Is this thing on?

Posted on November 17, 2018 by dSavannah

So, it’s been a minute (or more like 311,040 at the time of this writing, but who’s counting?) since I last published a blog post. In my previous life (before becoming a Sick Person), I could multi-task like nobody’s business. … Continue reading →

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#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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