Category Archives: illness

Somewhere I belong

Posted on February 19, 2020 by dSavannah

I want to heal, I want to feel Like I’m close to something real I want to find something I’ve wanted all along Somewhere I belong ~ Linkin Park, Meteora album (2003) [affiliate links] Growing up a very introverted, painfully … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, chronicillness, community, depression, disability, friends, happiness, health, illness, mental illness | 12 Comments

Looking back (again)

Posted on January 28, 2020 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: This blog post is very very late (13 days, to be exact!), because of a couple reasons: 1) on Sat, January 11, thanks to my infinite brain fog, I deleted the 1,100 or so words I had written … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, hard work, health, illness, making a difference, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places | 7 Comments

Mourning the end of an era, and #NotEnough4ME

Posted on December 15, 2019 by dSavannah

Five years ago yesterday was the last day of my last job, the end of my professional life, and the start of my life as a disabled person (although I didn’t know at the time that it was the end, … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, hard work, illness, inspiration, learning, making a difference, passion, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places | 14 Comments

Giving, GERD, and Genes (oh my)

Posted on November 17, 2019 by dSavannah

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 →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, art, chronicillness, community, friends, giving to others, health, illness, making a difference | 4 Comments

what a pain…

Posted on September 16, 2019 by dSavannah

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 →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, giving to others, hard work, health, illness, insomnia, learning, science | 9 Comments

I’ve Been Rambling for Seven Years!

Posted on August 11, 2019 by dSavannah

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 →

Posted in advocacy, art, birthdays, community, friends, giving to others, hard work, health, illness, inspiration, making a difference, perseverance, shining a light | 13 Comments

#MEAwareness: Guest Post “Send My Apologies”

Posted on July 15, 2019 by dSavannah

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 →

Posted in #MEcfsAwareness, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, friends, giving to others, health, illness, making a difference, mental illness, poetry, shining a light, writershelpingwriters | 2 Comments