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Text reads: 2021 Recent Reads, October - December (end text). Check out what one bookworm read in the last quarter of 2021 and get some great book recommendations.
Text reads: 2021 Recent Reads, October - December (end text). Check out what one bookworm read in the last quarter of 2021 and get some great book recommendations.
in Lifestyle &middot January 18, 2022

2021 Recent Reads: October-December

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2021 Recent Reads: October-December

Unfortunately, shopping online isn’t really an option right now if you want your gifts to arrive by Christmas. If you are having trouble figuring out what to buy people, or you can’t go shopping in person, you should try making some gifts! Luckily for you, this post contains thirty-six (36!) holiday gifts to make. 
Unfortunately, shopping online isn’t really an option right now if you want your gifts to arrive by Christmas. If you are having trouble figuring out what to buy people, or you can’t go shopping in person, you should try making some gifts! Luckily for you, this post contains thirty-six (36!) holiday gifts to make. 
in Lifestyle &middot December 17, 2021

Holiday Gift Ideas: Holiday Gifts To Make

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Holiday Gift Ideas: Holiday Gifts To Make

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: Holiday gift ideas, chronic illness patients (end text). This post has the best gifts for someone with chronic pain or a chronic illness. I’m serious! Read on to see these 58 chronic illness gifts.
Text reads: Holiday gift ideas, chronic illness patients (end text). This post has the best gifts for someone with chronic pain or a chronic illness. I’m serious! Read on to see these 58 chronic illness gifts.
in Health, Lifestyle &middot December 3, 2021

Holiday Gift Ideas: Best Gifts for Someone with Chronic Pain & Illness

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Holiday Gift Ideas: Best Gifts for Someone with Chronic Pain & Illness

Text reads: Holiday gift ideas, gift ideas for dad (end text). If you’re struggling with shopping for your dad, I’ve pulled together this list of holiday gifts for dad.
Text reads: Holiday gift ideas, gift ideas for dad (end text). If you’re struggling with shopping for your dad, I’ve pulled together this list of holiday gifts for dad.
in Lifestyle &middot November 19, 2021

Holiday Gift Ideas: Holiday Gifts for Dad

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Holiday Gift Ideas: Holiday Gifts for Dad

Text reads: Holiday gift ideas, personalized holiday gifts (end text). Check out these personalized holiday gift ideas, perfect for basically everyone on your list.
Text reads: Holiday gift ideas, personalized holiday gifts (end text). Check out these personalized holiday gift ideas, perfect for basically everyone on your list.
in Lifestyle &middot November 12, 2021

Holiday Gift Ideas: Personalized Holiday Gifts

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Holiday Gift Ideas: Personalized Holiday Gifts

Text reads [start]: 2021 Recent Reads, July to September [end text] Bookworm and blogger Kate the (Almost) Great reviews the books she read in Q3 of 2021.
Text reads [start]: 2021 Recent Reads, July to September [end text] Bookworm and blogger Kate the (Almost) Great reviews the books she read in Q3 of 2021.
in Lifestyle &middot November 9, 2021

2021 Recent Reads: July-September

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2021 Recent Reads: July-September

Text reads: Easy holiday decorating ideas for when you have a chronic illness (end text) With Halloween a few days a day, it’s time to think about decorating for the holidays! It can be especially difficult to decorate when you have a chronic illness. To make that a little bit easier, I’m sharing decorating tips and holiday decorating ideas for a variety of holidays that are coming up. 
Text reads: Easy holiday decorating ideas for when you have a chronic illness (end text) With Halloween a few days a day, it’s time to think about decorating for the holidays! It can be especially difficult to decorate when you have a chronic illness. To make that a little bit easier, I’m sharing decorating tips and holiday decorating ideas for a variety of holidays that are coming up. 
in Lifestyle &middot October 26, 2021

Easy Holiday Decorating Ideas for When You Have a Chronic Illness

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Easy Holiday Decorating Ideas for When You Have a Chronic Illness

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

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

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(Bringing back one of my favs!) We have to stop te (Bringing back one of my favs!) We have to stop telling people with with chronic illnesses and disabilities that they’re faking it

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- 3 pill boxes on a yellow bedspread 
- Kate smiles for the camera. She’s a brunette white woman in a navy sweater, gold medallion necklace, and round tortoiseshell glasses 
- a TENS unit on a yellow bedspread 
- an Apple Watch showing a heart rate range of 60-164 over the space of 24 hours 
- Kate smiles for the camera. She’s wearing a gray shirt, gray fair isle style cardigan, silver claddagh necklace, and round tortoiseshell glasses 

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🧵 Week 9 of 2026 Weekly 🧵 1️⃣ All done!! (Spring 🧵 Week 9 of 2026 Weekly 🧵

1️⃣ All done!! (Spring Peonies from #DMCEmbroidery 
2️⃣ trying something new (while doing IVIG)
3️⃣ Rheumatology appointment!
4️⃣ March in New England still means snow

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1️⃣ Looking at a completed embroidery project 
2️⃣ Looking at a table. A small in-progress cross-stitch project is on the left and an IV machine in a bag is on the right. Tubes are coming out of the bag and they go to under Kate’s shirt.
3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office. She’s a redheaded white woman wearing a green sweat-shirt, lilac mask, and green glasses.
4️⃣ Looking at train tracks and buildings on the other side of them from a sidewalk. It’s snowing. 

#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #Fibromyalgia #NewEngland
Me: I had this test on a Friday so I won’t hear un Me: I had this test on a Friday so I won’t hear until Monday at the earliest⁣
Also me: Well maybe this time will be different. I should check the portal every couple of hours just in case.⁣
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#RheumatoidArthritis #SjogrensSyndrome #HeartDisease #AutoimmuneDisease #ChronicallyIll
This is the face of coronary artery disease⁣ ⁣ Yup This is the face of coronary artery disease⁣
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Yup, I have heart disease. ⁣
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I've mentioned this in bits and pieces over the last year, but in 2025, I was diagnosed with coronary artery disease.To be clear, I have basically the lowest amount of artery calcification possible to still have heart disease, but I still have it. ⁣
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Coronary artery disease is a complication of rheumatoid arthritis, as cholesterol can be increased by inflammation. As I hung around the border of coronary artery disease, I got COVID. ⁣
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COVID is also an inflammatory condition, which is why research shows that COVID can increase risk of heart disease. ⁣
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We're keeping an eye on it now, and increasing my cholesterol medication has helped keep my cholesterol down. Which is good because I already eat a pretty heart-healthy diet and exercise is tricky for me. ⁣
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If you have an inflammatory condition like RA or Crohn's, you should know that that inflammation can contribute towards cholesterol levels and therefore heart disease, especially if you've had COVID (and every time you get it increases your risks). ⁣
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#RheumatoidArthritis #CoronaryArteryDisease #HeartDisease #ChronicallyIll #AutoimmuneDisease
I have a rheumatology appointment soon! Here are t I have a rheumatology appointment soon! Here are the things I’m thinking about ahead of time. 

#RheumatoidArthritis #SjogrensSyndrome #Fibromyalgia #AutoimmuneDisease 

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New month, new calendar, new goals! One of which i New month, new calendar, new goals! One of which is to post more Reels 🤞🏻 

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#NewMonthNewGoals #ContentCreator #Blogger #HealthBlogger
💐 Week 8 of 2026 Weekly 💐 1️⃣ When you’ve got to 💐 Week 8 of 2026 Weekly 💐

1️⃣ When you’ve got to do IVIG but also empty the dishwasher (aka chronic illness in a nutsehll)
2️⃣ In progress 
3️⃣ New glasses!

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2️⃣ An in-progress embroidery project of flowers. 
3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. She’s wearing a blue and white striped rugby shirt with white writing that reads "University of Maine" and green glasses. 

#IVIG #ChronicallyIll #SjogrensSyndrome #Sjogrens #PunchNeedle
“Why don’t you take having 10+ chronic illnesses m “Why don’t you take having 10+ chronic illnesses more seriously”Because I have a ridiculous number of illnesses. Anything over 7 feels made up. Like, obviously it’s not, but I’m up to 10. That’s a ridiculous number.⁣
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What do you do during infusions?⁣ ⁣ With Rituxan, What do you do during infusions?⁣
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With Rituxan, iron, and IVIG, I spend a lot of time in the infusion chair. That's a lot of time to kill!⁣
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Here is how I spend that time: ⁣
▪ Read on my Kindle⁣
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▪ Listen to audiobooks⁣
▪ Work - hey, I need all my PTO possible with my health issues. Sometimes I need to work during my iron infusions!⁣
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