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Text reads: 9 arthritis products that help my rheumatoid arthritis (end text) I've tried a lot of arthritis products over the years to help. my symptoms. Here are the products that have helped me!
Text reads: 9 arthritis products that help my rheumatoid arthritis (end text) I've tried a lot of arthritis products over the years to help. my symptoms. Here are the products that have helped me!
in Health &middot October 8, 2021

9 Arthritis Products That Help My Rheumatoid Arthritis

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9 Arthritis Products That Help My Rheumatoid Arthritis

Text reads: Maine travel guide, what to do according to a Mainer (end text) As a Mainer, I pulled together a Maine travel guide including specific things to do and places to go, as well as general things to do in Maine in October specifically.
Text reads: Maine travel guide, what to do according to a Mainer (end text) As a Mainer, I pulled together a Maine travel guide including specific things to do and places to go, as well as general things to do in Maine in October specifically.
in Lifestyle &middot October 5, 2021

Maine Travel Guide: What To Do According to a Mainer

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Maine Travel Guide: What To Do According to a Mainer

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: What I would do if I started a blog today (end text) I want to talk about the lessons I’ve learned since I started this blog in 2013, specifically what I would do if I was starting a blog today. I tried to include things that apply to all bloggers of all niches, and not just health bloggers.
Text reads: What I would do if I started a blog today (end text) I want to talk about the lessons I’ve learned since I started this blog in 2013, specifically what I would do if I was starting a blog today. I tried to include things that apply to all bloggers of all niches, and not just health bloggers.
in Writing & Blogging &middot September 24, 2021

What I Would Do If I Started a Blog Today

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What I Would Do If I Started a Blog Today

Text reads: What to expect after subtalar fusion surgery, a patient's perspective (end text) I have had 2 subtalar fusions, 1 in each foot. I have tarsal coalition and rheumatoid arthritis. This is what I think you should know about the surgery recovery.
Text reads: What to expect after subtalar fusion surgery, a patient's perspective (end text) I have had 2 subtalar fusions, 1 in each foot. I have tarsal coalition and rheumatoid arthritis. This is what I think you should know about the surgery recovery.
in Health &middot September 21, 2021

What To Expect After Subtalar Fusion Surgery: A Patient’s Perspective

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What To Expect After Subtalar Fusion Surgery: A Patient’s Perspective

There are lots of Halloween recipes out there, but it can be hard to find some that allow for common food sensitivities. In this post, chronic illness blogger Kate the (Almost) Great shares tons of recipes that don't have common intolerances.
There are lots of Halloween recipes out there, but it can be hard to find some that allow for common food sensitivities. In this post, chronic illness blogger Kate the (Almost) Great shares tons of recipes that don't have common intolerances.
in Lifestyle &middot August 31, 2021

Halloween Recipes for Common Food Sensitivities

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Halloween Recipes for Common Food Sensitivities

Text reads: Starting a chronic illness blog, tips for blogging with fatigue and pain (end text) For those of you who want to blog but haven’t started to because you live with chronic illness, I figured I would share my tips. Starting a chronic illness blog isn’t always easy, but I hope that these tips help you succeed.
Text reads: Starting a chronic illness blog, tips for blogging with fatigue and pain (end text) For those of you who want to blog but haven’t started to because you live with chronic illness, I figured I would share my tips. Starting a chronic illness blog isn’t always easy, but I hope that these tips help you succeed.
in Writing & Blogging &middot August 24, 2021

Starting a Chronic Illness Blog: Tips for Blogging with Fatigue and Pain

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Starting a Chronic Illness Blog: Tips for Blogging with Fatigue and Pain

Text reads: resources for chronic illness, how organizing can make it easier (end text) If there’s one thing I love, it’s organizing. I’m a big planner person, I love planner stickers, it’s a whole thing. And that organization has helped me a lot with managing my life with chronic illness. I figured that I would share my organization tips for chronic illness life. I hope that these organizing tips and tricks help you out!
Text reads: resources for chronic illness, how organizing can make it easier (end text) If there’s one thing I love, it’s organizing. I’m a big planner person, I love planner stickers, it’s a whole thing. And that organization has helped me a lot with managing my life with chronic illness. I figured that I would share my organization tips for chronic illness life. I hope that these organizing tips and tricks help you out!
in Health, Lifestyle &middot August 17, 2021

Resources for Chronic Illness: How Organizing Can Make It Easier

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Resources for Chronic Illness: How Organizing Can Make It Easier

Text reads: How to be a health blogger, writing a blog post (end text) Whether you want to learn how to be a health blogger or you’re looking for tips on how to take your health blog to the next level, I hope that this post will help you succeed. I’m going to share my tips for planning your health blog post, as well as the research that you need to do when writing a post about health. 
Text reads: How to be a health blogger, writing a blog post (end text) Whether you want to learn how to be a health blogger or you’re looking for tips on how to take your health blog to the next level, I hope that this post will help you succeed. I’m going to share my tips for planning your health blog post, as well as the research that you need to do when writing a post about health. 
in Writing & Blogging &middot August 3, 2021

How To Be a Health Blogger: Writing Blog Posts

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How To Be a Health Blogger: Writing Blog Posts

Text reads: Arthritis Diagnosis, Diagnosis Stories + The Diagnostic Process Explained Since July marks 11 years since my arthritis diagnosis, which was 9 years since I developed symptoms, I thought I would talk about the process for getting a diagnosis of arthritis. In this post, I’m sharing how 7 different forms of arthritis are diagnosed, as well as my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis process.
Text reads: Arthritis Diagnosis, Diagnosis Stories + The Diagnostic Process Explained Since July marks 11 years since my arthritis diagnosis, which was 9 years since I developed symptoms, I thought I would talk about the process for getting a diagnosis of arthritis. In this post, I’m sharing how 7 different forms of arthritis are diagnosed, as well as my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis process.
in Health &middot July 27, 2021

Arthritis Diagnosis: Diagnosis Stories + The Diagnostic Process Explained

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Arthritis Diagnosis: Diagnosis Stories + The Diagnostic Process Explained

I read 10 books in quarter 2 (April-June) of 2021. In this post, I review the books I read so you can decide if you want to read them, too!
I read 10 books in quarter 2 (April-June) of 2021. In this post, I review the books I read so you can decide if you want to read them, too!
in Lifestyle &middot July 20, 2021

2021 Recent Reads: April-June

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2021 Recent Reads: April-June

Blogging changes a lot over the years, but one thing that stays the same is we always want blog post ideas. This was true when I started in 2013, and it’s true now in 2021! I’ve written several of these posts, but not in a while. That being said, I’ve pulled together 25 blog post ideas for beginners. Whether you haven’t published your blog yet, or you’ve been blogging for 6 months, these blog post ideas will help you write awesome blog posts.
Blogging changes a lot over the years, but one thing that stays the same is we always want blog post ideas. This was true when I started in 2013, and it’s true now in 2021! I’ve written several of these posts, but not in a while. That being said, I’ve pulled together 25 blog post ideas for beginners. Whether you haven’t published your blog yet, or you’ve been blogging for 6 months, these blog post ideas will help you write awesome blog posts.
in Writing & Blogging &middot July 6, 2021

25 Awesome Blog Post Ideas for Beginners

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25 Awesome Blog Post Ideas for Beginners

life with chronic illness, living with chronic illness, how to live with chronic illness, living life with chronic illness, chronic illness symptoms, chronic illnesses, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, POTS, dysautonomia
life with chronic illness, living with chronic illness, how to live with chronic illness, living life with chronic illness, chronic illness symptoms, chronic illnesses, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, POTS, dysautonomia
in Health &middot July 2, 2021

Life with Chronic Illness: One Patient’s Life with 6 Illnesses

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Life with Chronic Illness: One Patient’s Life with 6 Illnesses

Text reads: how to write a blog post in 10 easy steps (plus a free blog post template); I know, I know - do we really need a post about how to write a blog post? You might think “no,” but I think “yes.” Yes, anyone can write a blog post. But writing an effective blog post, writing a good blog post, is different than just writing one in general. I’ve been blogging for 8 years, and the industry has changed a bunch since I started in 2013. So my process has changed a bunch, too.
Text reads: how to write a blog post in 10 easy steps (plus a free blog post template); I know, I know - do we really need a post about how to write a blog post? You might think “no,” but I think “yes.” Yes, anyone can write a blog post. But writing an effective blog post, writing a good blog post, is different than just writing one in general. I’ve been blogging for 8 years, and the industry has changed a bunch since I started in 2013. So my process has changed a bunch, too.
in Writing & Blogging &middot June 25, 2021

How To Write a Blog Post in 10 Easy Steps + Free Blog Post Template

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How To Write a Blog Post in 10 Easy Steps + Free Blog Post Template

In this post, long-time arthritis patient Kate the (Almost) Great explains key information about TMJ arthritis, including answering your questions about it; shares the full details of her extremely messed up TMJs; and talks about TMJ arthritis treatment, both what doctors recommend and what she does for her flares.
In this post, long-time arthritis patient Kate the (Almost) Great explains key information about TMJ arthritis, including answering your questions about it; shares the full details of her extremely messed up TMJs; and talks about TMJ arthritis treatment, both what doctors recommend and what she does for her flares.
in Health &middot June 22, 2021

What You Should Know About TMJ Arthritis

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What You Should Know About TMJ Arthritis

Making friends as an adult is SUPER hard! It’s also hard when you have a chronic illness or chronic health issues in general. Which is why, in addition to sharing tips for how to make friends as an adult, I’m also going to talk about how to make friends with a chronic illness.
Making friends as an adult is SUPER hard! It’s also hard when you have a chronic illness or chronic health issues in general. Which is why, in addition to sharing tips for how to make friends as an adult, I’m also going to talk about how to make friends with a chronic illness.
in Health, Lifestyle &middot June 8, 2021

Making Friends as an Adult: 12 Tips You Need

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Making Friends as an Adult: 12 Tips You Need

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July is: ⁣ - Disability Pride Month ⁣ - Juvenile A July is: ⁣
- Disability Pride Month ⁣
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month ⁣
- the anniversary of when I was diagnosed with autoimmune arthritis at age 19 after 9 years of symptoms ⁣
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As you can imagine, that makes me very aware of my disability via juvenile arthritis⁣
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#DisabilityPride #JuvenileArthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease
There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't doubt There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't doubt someone's chronic illness, but this is one of them. ⁣
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I'm always amazed by how people can have the exact same illness or set of illnesses and still have different experiences. Sure, there will be similarities, but which symptoms are the worst, what medications you respond to, and your quality of life can vary significantly. ⁣
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It doesn't mean that one person is necessarily worse off than another; they're just different.⁣
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#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #Endometriosis #Fibromyalgia #POTS
This basically sums up my summer so far: Harley, a This basically sums up my summer so far: Harley, a sewing project, and my foot in a cast⁣
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ID: Harley the golden retriever has his head on Kate's lap. Also on her lap is an in-progress needlepoint project and Kate's leg (in a walking cast) is elevated.⁣
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#Osteoporosis #RheumatoidArthritis #GoldenRetrievers #Needlepoint #Needlework
Week 28 of 2026 Weekly A very busy week! 1️⃣ Foo Week 28 of 2026 Weekly

A very busy week!

1️⃣ Foot checkup! Walking boot is on occasionally from now until September 
2️⃣ Boston 
3️⃣ IVIG
4️⃣ Dentist 🦷 All good! 
5️⃣ Not a filter - this was the Boston area the second half of the week 
6️⃣ Physical time!

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I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate sharing what my life is like with 10+ chronic illnesses. Follow me for more and check out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com⁣⁣.

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1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office
2️⃣ Looking at TD Garden, the bear statue for the Bruins, and Zakim Bridge in the background 
3️⃣ Looking at tubes coming out from under Kate’s clothes. There’s a Kindle on her stomach
4️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie before leaving
5️⃣ Medford Square looking like there’s a yellow filter over it
6️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office

#ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness #AutoimmuneDisease #Bostonian #IVIG
Also, if this is how you’re finding out, I’m sorry Also, if this is how you’re finding out, I’m sorry. I’m fortunate enough to have a lot of people who care about me and this is the fastest way to tell everyone. 

Video: Kate talks to the camera while putting on makeup. There are captions. 

#RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimnuneDisease #ChronicIllness #Arthritis #ChronicPain
Week 27 of 2026 Weekly (Delayed because last Sund Week 27 of 2026 Weekly

(Delayed because last Sunday was baaaaad)

1️⃣ Due airport difficulties, we got a few more days with Emma. Harley was THRILLED!
2️⃣ Beautiful bird/squirrel visitors
3️⃣ A beautiful Maine summer day

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1️⃣ Harley the golden retriever putting his front legs up on Emma’s legs to demand hugs.
2️⃣ A bird feeder and hummingbird feeder on a deck. There is a hummingbird at one and squirrel at the other.
3️⃣ A barn, a pond, and the Maine woods

#207 #MaineLife #MaineTheWay #NewEnglandSummer #IGMaine
Reminder: you can be proud of your disability comm Reminder: you can be proud of your disability community while wishing your body cooperated more⁣
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I don’t know the exact date of my RA diagnosis, bu I don’t know the exact date of my RA diagnosis, but this is from right around then in July 2010. ⁣
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When I was diagnosed, I had been having symptoms for 9 years. ⁣
- 9 years of foot pain (partially from tarsal coalition)⁣
- Arthritic damage in said food⁣
- Carpal tunnel off and on for several years⁣
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I was finally diagnosed because I woke up one morning and was unable to open my jaw more than 8 mm. It turned out that I had horrible arthritic damage to my TMJs, which got me off the waiting list at MGH rheumatology. I left that appointment with an autoimmune arthritis diagnosis. ⁣
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The fact that July is not only my diagnosis anniversary but also Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month has always seemed right. I may not have been diagnosed with JA, but given the amount of arthritis I had along with my many years of symptoms, it's generally accepted that I had it. ⁣
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This year marks 16 years since diagnosis and this fall marks 25 years since my symptoms started. It's pretty weird that so much time has already passed!⁣
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#RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease #Arthritis #JuvenileArthritis #JRA
Dos and don'ts for when someone in your life is di Dos and don'ts for when someone in your life is diagnosed with autoimmune arthritis! What are some that you would add?⁣
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"As how they feel about it⁣
Offer specific ways to help⁣
Treat them normally⁣
Ask follow-up questions⁣
Wear a mask around them when sick."⁣
Under the don't don't column (indicated with an x in a red circle) is:⁣
"Say “At least it’s not xyz!”⁣
Say that and not follow through⁣
Assume nothing about their lives has changed⁣
Conflate autoimmune arthritis with osteoarthritis⁣
Pass your cold to an immunosuppressed person".⁣
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#AutoimmuneDisease #RheumatoidArthritis #PsoriaticArthritis #AnkylosingSpondylitis #JuvenileArthritis
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