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Kate Mitchell

in Health, Lifestyle &middot May 23, 2023

The Restorative Power of Nature

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The Restorative Power of Nature

in Health, Lifestyle &middot May 16, 2023

Can a Low Histamine Diet Help Those with (Certain) Chronic Illness Conditions?

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Can a Low Histamine Diet Help Those with (Certain) Chronic Illness Conditions?

Text reads: Buy my ebook for chronic health bloggers, worth $140, but buy for $10! There is also an image of the ebook cover. The ebook is named "Take Your Blog (And Income!) To The Next Level: Resources for Chronic Health Bloggers".
Text reads: Blogging 101, terms you need to know, www. katethealmostgreat. com (end text). Every now and then, I get an email from someone who says, “I want to start a blog! Where do I start?” The answer to that is too big for me to ever properly answer, but I can write a post on Blogging 101 in which I explain some key terms and information. These are all terms that you should start with if you’re looking for blogging tips for beginners.
Text reads: Blogging 101, terms you need to know, www. katethealmostgreat. com (end text). Every now and then, I get an email from someone who says, “I want to start a blog! Where do I start?” The answer to that is too big for me to ever properly answer, but I can write a post on Blogging 101 in which I explain some key terms and information. These are all terms that you should start with if you’re looking for blogging tips for beginners.
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 25, 2023

Blogging 101: Terms You Need To Know

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Blogging 101: Terms You Need To Know

Text reads: The Autoimmune Blood Test That Empowers Patients, www. katethealmostgreat. com
Text reads: The Autoimmune Blood Test That Empowers Patients, www. katethealmostgreat. com
in Health &middot April 18, 2023

The Autoimmune Blood Test That Empowers Patients

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The Autoimmune Blood Test That Empowers Patients

Text reads: 2023 Recent Reads, January - March, www.katethealmostgreat.com
Text reads: 2023 Recent Reads, January - March, www.katethealmostgreat.com
in Lifestyle &middot April 11, 2023

2023 Recent Reads: January-March

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2023 Recent Reads: January-March

Text reads: The best plugins for a blog in WordPress. www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text).
Text reads: The best plugins for a blog in WordPress. www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text).
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 14, 2023

The Best Plugins for a Blog in WordPress

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The Best Plugins for a Blog in WordPress

Text reads: Everything you need for a gluten-free Easter (end text). It’s Spring! And if you’re like me, that means that Easter is on the horizon, too. Easter is a full holiday, but it’s better when you don’t have to worry about eating food you are intolerant to. To that end, I’m sharing everything you need for a gluten-free Easter in this post.
Text reads: Everything you need for a gluten-free Easter (end text). It’s Spring! And if you’re like me, that means that Easter is on the horizon, too. Easter is a full holiday, but it’s better when you don’t have to worry about eating food you are intolerant to. To that end, I’m sharing everything you need for a gluten-free Easter in this post.
in Lifestyle &middot March 7, 2023

Everything You Need for a Delicious Gluten-Free Easter

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Everything You Need for a Delicious Gluten-Free Easter

Image alt text: Looking at a gray kiosk at an angle inside a building. The image on the front says “Safe Drug Disposal” in large text and the Spanish translation below in smaller text. (“Eliminación Segura de Medicamentos”). In the red text below is “Return Your Unused Prescription Medications Here”. The text below is blurry but most likely the Spanish version of that.
Image alt text: Looking at a gray kiosk at an angle inside a building. The image on the front says “Safe Drug Disposal” in large text and the Spanish translation below in smaller text. (“Eliminación Segura de Medicamentos”). In the red text below is “Return Your Unused Prescription Medications Here”. The text below is blurry but most likely the Spanish version of that.
in Health &middot March 5, 2023

Essential Prescription Tips

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Essential Prescription Tips

Text reads: 2022 Recent Reads, October - December (end text). Background is a white femme person with an open book on their lap, a leaf in the book, and a piece of cake on a plate near their leg. Credit at the bottom is www.katethealmostgreat.com
Text reads: 2022 Recent Reads, October - December (end text). Background is a white femme person with an open book on their lap, a leaf in the book, and a piece of cake on a plate near their leg. Credit at the bottom is www.katethealmostgreat.com
in Lifestyle &middot February 7, 2023

2022 Recent Reads: October-December

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2022 Recent Reads: October-December

in Writing & Blogging &middot January 24, 2023

Best Social Media for Bloggers: How To Manage Your Social Media

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Best Social Media for Bloggers: How To Manage Your Social Media

Text reads: Can chronic pain go away? What you should know (end text). People without chronic pain have questions that they often don’t feel comfortable asking of a patient, such as, “Can chronic pain go away?” Most of these questions - this one included - have nuanced answers! Which is why I’m answering a bunch of them in this post.
Text reads: Can chronic pain go away? What you should know (end text). People without chronic pain have questions that they often don’t feel comfortable asking of a patient, such as, “Can chronic pain go away?” Most of these questions - this one included - have nuanced answers! Which is why I’m answering a bunch of them in this post.
in Health &middot January 17, 2023

Can Chronic Pain Go Away? What You Should Know

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Can Chronic Pain Go Away? What You Should Know

Text reads: Food for TMJ Flares, the best recipes to help heal, www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text). Whether you have TMJ arthritis or problems with the muscles around your TMJs, it can be difficult to manage TMJ jaw pain. But since I have 12+ years of experience with this, and plenty of people don’t, I wanted to share my favorite food for TMJ flares. I mean, every year or so I go through a period of 1-2 months when I have a hard time chewing. That’s at least a year’s worth of time! 
Text reads: Food for TMJ Flares, the best recipes to help heal, www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text). Whether you have TMJ arthritis or problems with the muscles around your TMJs, it can be difficult to manage TMJ jaw pain. But since I have 12+ years of experience with this, and plenty of people don’t, I wanted to share my favorite food for TMJ flares. I mean, every year or so I go through a period of 1-2 months when I have a hard time chewing. That’s at least a year’s worth of time! 
in Health, Lifestyle &middot January 3, 2023

Food for TMJ Flares: The Best Recipes To Help Heal

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Food for TMJ Flares: The Best Recipes To Help Heal

Text reads: 15 best blogging tools for 2023 (end text). As always, I’m rounding up the blogger tools I used this past year, and I’m only using tools that helped me grow in some way. I did plenty of other things, but since they didn’t work, I haven’t included them.
Text reads: 15 best blogging tools for 2023 (end text). As always, I’m rounding up the blogger tools I used this past year, and I’m only using tools that helped me grow in some way. I did plenty of other things, but since they didn’t work, I haven’t included them.
in Writing & Blogging &middot December 30, 2022

15 Best Blogger Tools To Try in 2023

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15 Best Blogger Tools To Try in 2023

Text reads: gift ideas, gifts to make (end text). I’ve pulled together 35 homemade gifts you can make between now and Hanukkah, which is the first of the 3 holidays.
Text reads: gift ideas, gifts to make (end text). I’ve pulled together 35 homemade gifts you can make between now and Hanukkah, which is the first of the 3 holidays.
in Lifestyle &middot December 16, 2022

Homemade Gifts

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Homemade Gifts

Text reads: gift ideas, gifts that give back (end text). I love writing this gift guide as it includes gifts you can cross off your to-buy list AND gifts that help others. This post includes 6 brands that provide a variety of gifts and that all help improve the world in some way. 
Text reads: gift ideas, gifts that give back (end text). I love writing this gift guide as it includes gifts you can cross off your to-buy list AND gifts that help others. This post includes 6 brands that provide a variety of gifts and that all help improve the world in some way. 
in Lifestyle &middot December 2, 2022

Gift Ideas: Gifts That Give Back

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Gift Ideas: Gifts That Give Back

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There's beauty everywhere, not just in the Maine w There's beauty everywhere, not just in the Maine woods. (Shocking to me, I know.) ⁣⁣⁣
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There's beauty in little things, medium things. There's beauty in ordinary things. ⁣⁣⁣
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In the first cup of coffee of the day with the sun shining into the kitchen. ⁣⁣⁣
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In a completed checklist.⁣
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In a freshly cleaned house. ⁣⁣⁣
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In discovering a new-to-you genre of television that you LOVE. ⁣⁣
In quiet moments with people you care about. ⁣⁣⁣
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There's beauty everywhere. ⁣⁣⁣
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Weeks 15 of 2026 Weekly Just trying to get throug Weeks 15 of 2026 Weekly

Just trying to get through!

1️⃣ IVIG time
2️⃣ I got a hair cut last week and then I looked nice at one point!

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FAQ: What Is Subtalar Fusion Surgery? Background FAQ: What Is Subtalar Fusion Surgery? 

Background: I have tarsal coalition and rheumatoid arthritis and had subtalar fusion in my left foot in 2009 and in my right in 2018. While this was started because of the tarsal coalitions, it is a surgery that can help rheumatoid arthritis, too. 

Video: Kate talks to the camera. There are captions. A black text box at the binning reads “FAQ: What Is Subtalar Fusion Surgery?”. 

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There will be times when you do everything you can There will be times when you do everything you can to feel better and it won't work. That's not a failing on your part.⁣⁣
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Weeks 13 and 14 of 2026 Weekly Had some rough pai Weeks 13 and 14 of 2026 Weekly

Had some rough pain days in here so I didn’t do a lot and I combined the weeks in 1 post!

1️⃣ Hematology appointment 
2️⃣ PCP, after which an x-ray showed stress fractures in 3 bones 
3️⃣ Tea and cross-stitching

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2️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office. She’s a white woman with auburn hair wearing a black t-shirt, silver Celtic knot necklace, apricot mask, and green glasses.
3️⃣ Looking at a table on which is an orchid, an in-progress cross-stitch project, and a mug of tea.

#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #CrossStitcher #DisabledAndCute
Background: I have tarsal coalitions and rheumatoi Background: I have tarsal coalitions and rheumatoid arthritis in both of my feet, and I’ve had resection surgery and subtalar fusion surgeries. I am not a medical professional and am sharing my experience! 

Video: Kate talks to the camera. There are captions. Text reads at the beginning “FAQ: What Was the Recovery from Tarsal Coalition Surgeries Like?”. 

#TarsalCoalition #RheumatoidArthritis #ChronicPain
We've all made this mistake once (or twice or a hu We've all made this mistake once (or twice or a hundred times ...) ⁣
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SELF-IMAGE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ It can be rea SELF-IMAGE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS⁣⁣⁣
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It can be really easy to feel like chronic illness has taken over everything about you and that all you are is a patient. ⁣⁣⁣
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PREPARING FOR SUMMER WITH POTS⁣ ⁣ Summer is right PREPARING FOR SUMMER WITH POTS⁣
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Summer is right around the corner. Here are somethings I'm doing now to make it easier. ⁣
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3️⃣ Making sure I have plenty of @cure, my preferred electrolyte supplement⁣
4️⃣ Getting back into the habit of using Tachymon, the app I use on my watch as pictured here. I have it set to notify me not only when my heart rate gets high, but also when it has changed by a fair amount. Here, it shows my heart rate is 150 and the change from my recent average (104) is 45.6. With POTS, the problem isn't only an increase, but a quick increase. ⁣
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