Category Archives: illness

The LOVE YOUR 28 Day Challenge

Posted on March 1, 2021 by dSavannah

I’m in a couple groups for Chronic Illness Bloggers, and one of the bloggers, Morgan of the blog Is Was Will Be, put out a call to see if any of us would be willing to road-test a revised self-help … Continue reading →

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sending hope (and rambles) during the holidays

Posted on December 12, 2020 by dSavannah

Before I get started, a few quick things. This first item has nothing to do with anything in this blog, but it’s such a beautiful story. Please go read it! (Warning: it’s a long thread on twitter. And have tissues … Continue reading →

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Book Review – The Things We Don’t Say:
          An Anthology of Chronic Illness Truths

Posted on August 15, 2020 by dSavannah

Sometime back in ye olden days of March or April, Julie Morgenlender, a member of my Chronic Illness Bloggers group, posted a request for reviewers for her upcoming anthology, The Things We Don’t Say: An Anthology of Chronic Illness Truths. … Continue reading →

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Brain fog and birthdays

Posted on July 18, 2020 by dSavannah

Last month’s post kicked my ass. Of course the act of writing was difficult; it was hard enough to articulate my thoughts on #BlackLivesMatter without being accusatory or making it about me, but also, I cried a lot trying to … Continue reading →

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Help Me Help Others! – year 2

Posted on July 7, 2020 by dSavannah

For the second year in a row, I’m honored to say I’ve been nominated for ✵three✵ WEGO Health Awards: Advocating for Another, Best in Show: Blog, and Best in Show: Facebook. That means someone (I’m not sure who, but thank … Continue reading →

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Speaking up – #BlackLivesMatter (and a #GNU)

Posted on June 24, 2020 by dSavannah

There is an awful lot going on in the world right now, even more so than when I published last month, which I didn’t think was possible. In addition, this post is very “late” (i.e., not published on my self-imposed … Continue reading →

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we’re all just muddling along

Posted on May 15, 2020 by dSavannah

It’s now May 15th, and I haven’t written or published a blog post since February, despite my goal to write one the 15th of every month, and despite my previous success (mostly) at making that goal. When March rolled around, … Continue reading →

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