Category Archives: learning

#MEAwareness: MEcfs facts & my parting thoughts

Posted on May 14, 2021 by dSavannah

Well, this is the end of #MillionsMissing2021 and the last of my #MEAwareness posts for this month. (I’d say for this year, but we all know that isn’t likely.) Today, Friday, 5/14, is a day to Connect with Community via … Continue reading →

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#MEAwareness: My Story for #MillionsMissing

Posted on May 12, 2021 by dSavannah

Today, Wednesday, 5/12, is the virtual #MillionsMissing2021 global event at 12pm PST/ 3pm ET, 7pm GMT, 8pm BST! They promise 20+ speakers and videos, and a very exciting #MEAction Study Announcement. Hope you are able to attend! #MEAction has asked … 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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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 →

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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 →

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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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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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