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Cheap Custom Gifts | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle Blog
in Lifestyle &middot November 20, 2020

Cheap Custom Gifts (All Under $50!)

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in Lifestyle &middot November 20, 2020

Cheap Custom Gifts (All Under $50!)

Cheap Custom Gifts | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle Blog

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Kate the (Almost) Great! It's that time! Time for gift guides. Every Friday up to Christmas, I will have a new ... Read the Post...

What You Need To Know about Living with Chronic Pain in the Winter
in Health &middot November 13, 2020

What You Need To Know about Living with Chronic Pain in the Winter

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in Health &middot November 13, 2020

What You Need To Know about Living with Chronic Pain in the Winter

What You Need To Know about Living with Chronic Pain in the Winter

There are an estimated 100 million Americans living with chronic pain, which can be anything from having a general "bad back" to specific illnesses like endometriosis. ... Read the Post...

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56 Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes To Make This Year | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle
in Lifestyle &middot November 10, 2020

56 Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes To Make This Year

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in Lifestyle &middot November 10, 2020

56 Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes To Make This Year

56 Gluten-Free Holiday Recipes To Make This Year | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle

With the holidays coming up, there is a lot of cooking on the horizon. But holiday cooking can be tricky when you can't eat gluten, or if you're cooking for someone who can't. ... Read the Post...

The Benefits of a Social Media Editorial Calendar: October 2020 Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging &middot November 6, 2020

The Benefits of a Social Media Editorial Calendar: October Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot November 6, 2020

The Benefits of a Social Media Editorial Calendar: October Blog Traffic Report

The Benefits of a Social Media Editorial Calendar: October 2020 Blog Traffic Report

For years, I very intentionally planned my social media content along with my blog content. But 2 years ago, I stopped. I had too much going on! I started doing them again in ... Read the Post...

Holiday Survival Guide: Living Well with Chronic Disease
in Health &middot October 30, 2020

Holiday Survival Guide: Living Well with Chronic Disease

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in Health &middot October 30, 2020

Holiday Survival Guide: Living Well with Chronic Disease

Holiday Survival Guide: Living Well with Chronic Disease

My friends, it is my favorite time of the year: the holidays! To me, the holiday season is Halloween through New Years. Obviously the holidays are going to look different this ... Read the Post...

2020 Recent Reads: July-September
in Lifestyle &middot October 27, 2020

2020 Recent Reads: July-September

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in Lifestyle &middot October 27, 2020

2020 Recent Reads: July-September

2020 Recent Reads: July-September

We are three quarters through 2020!! Thank goodness, right? That also means that it's time for me to share what I read in quarter 3, aka July, August, and September. I didn't ... Read the Post...

What's Heat Intolerance? An Explanation | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Health &middot October 20, 2020

What’s Heat Intolerance? An Explanation

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in Health &middot October 20, 2020

What’s Heat Intolerance? An Explanation

What's Heat Intolerance? An Explanation | Kate the (Almost) Great

Just because we're in the cooler half of the year doesn't mean you can't deal with heat intolerance! (Plus, if you're in the southern hemisphere, you're heading into summer.) ... Read the Post...

4 Creative Ways To Grow Blog Traffic: September Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging &middot October 9, 2020

4 Creative Ways To Grow Blog Traffic: September Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot October 9, 2020

4 Creative Ways To Grow Blog Traffic: September Blog Traffic Report

4 Creative Ways To Grow Blog Traffic: September Blog Traffic Report

The longer I blog, the trickier it is to grow your blog. By this point, I've tried all of the obvious ways, and so I've had to get a bit creative this year. In September, I ... Read the Post...

What Does Arthritis Pain Feel Like?
in Health &middot October 2, 2020

What Does Arthritis Pain Actually Feel Like?

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in Health &middot October 2, 2020

What Does Arthritis Pain Actually Feel Like?

What Does Arthritis Pain Feel Like?

One of the hallmarks of arthritis is, of course, pain. If you don't know anything about arthritis, you probably know that pain is involved. But what a lot of people don't ... Read the Post...

12 Boston Small Businesses To Support | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Lifestyle &middot September 25, 2020

12 Boston Small Businesses To Support

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in Lifestyle &middot September 25, 2020

12 Boston Small Businesses To Support

12 Boston Small Businesses To Support | Kate the (Almost) Great

It's always a good idea to support small businesses, but that's especially true now in the age of COVID-19. With that in mind, I've pulled together a list of 12 Boston small ... Read the Post...

50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources | Health + Lifestyle Blog
in Writing & Blogging &middot September 18, 2020

50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources

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in Writing & Blogging &middot September 18, 2020

50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources

50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources | Health + Lifestyle Blog

I have been blogging since 2013, and seriously since 2015. The more I learn about blogging, the more I know that there is an unending amount of information to learn. To help ... Read the Post...

19 Retellings of Classic Fiction You Need To Read | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle Blog
in Lifestyle &middot September 11, 2020

19 Retellings of Classic Fiction You Need To Read

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in Lifestyle &middot September 11, 2020

19 Retellings of Classic Fiction You Need To Read

19 Retellings of Classic Fiction You Need To Read | Kate the (Almost) Great, Health Lifestyle Blog

I have been a big fan of classic fiction since at least the 5th grade. But a type of fiction that I've also read a fair amount of is retellings, which are basically when a ... Read the Post...

How To Get Blog Traffic: Report for August 2020
in Writing & Blogging &middot September 8, 2020

How To Get Blog Traffic: Report for August 2020

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in Writing & Blogging &middot September 8, 2020

How To Get Blog Traffic: Report for August 2020

How To Get Blog Traffic: Report for August 2020

Happy September! I'm so glad that summer is unofficially over. Next up: fall! But first, I have my last blog traffic report of summer 2020. Read up how to get blog traffic in ... Read the Post...

We Need To Talk about the "Disease Warrior" Model | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Health &middot September 4, 2020

We Need To Talk about the “Disease Warrior” Model

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in Health &middot September 4, 2020

We Need To Talk about the “Disease Warrior” Model

We Need To Talk about the "Disease Warrior" Model | Kate the (Almost) Great

Something that I have never been able to quite put my finger on how I feel about it is the "disease warrior" model. In its simplest form - and I am definitely going to get ... Read the Post...

Resume Tips: 5 Tactics for Putting Advocacy on Your Resume
in Lifestyle &middot August 28, 2020

Resume Tips: 5 Tactics for Putting Advocacy on Your Resume

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in Lifestyle &middot August 28, 2020

Resume Tips: 5 Tactics for Putting Advocacy on Your Resume

Resume Tips: 5 Tactics for Putting Advocacy on Your Resume

Advocacy experience is a great things to have for a variety of reasons. One of which is that it makes a great addition to your resume! But how do you include it? I've included ... Read the Post...

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Lifestyle Changes I Made for My Rheumatoid Arthrit Lifestyle Changes I Made for My Rheumatoid Arthritis⁣
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While these are not my treatments, they have made my life better in some ways. ⁣
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What lifestyle changes have you made, for RA or another condition?⁣
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1️⃣ Lifestyle changes I made for my rheumatoid arthritis⁣
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3️⃣ Using a cane⁣
4️⃣ Changing my diet⁣
5️⃣ Working from home⁣
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What helps you mentally get through a tough time?⁣ What helps you mentally get through a tough time?⁣
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I'm struggling right now with my broken foot, which brings back a lot of tough memories. That plus being due for Rituxan and the heat starting up has made things hard. ⁣
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▪ Make recipes that I really enjoy⁣
▪ Work on embroidery projects so I can do something productive that involves stabbing fabric⁣
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▪ Get Harley hugs⁣
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Week 21 of 2026 Weekly 1️⃣ First real cross-stit Week 21 of 2026 Weekly 

1️⃣ First real cross-stitch project: done! 
2️⃣ The magic machine that is hopefully healing my broken foot 
3️⃣ When your 2 refrigerated medications are delivered on the same day

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1️⃣ A completed cross-stitch project, which shows 2 bears walking past a lake, trees, and mountains.
2️⃣ An Exogen machine showing use 13 days in a row
3️⃣ A couple of styrofoam refridgerated containers for medication

#ChronicallyIll #CrossStitch #RheumatoidArthritis #SjogrensSyndrome #IVIG
You guessed it, I'm one of that 25%. ⁣ ⁣ May is Ar You guessed it, I'm one of that 25%. ⁣
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May is Arthritis Awareness Month. Like, comment, and share to spread awareness 💖⁣
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Things are tough (all over pain, heat with POTS, i Things are tough (all over pain, heat with POTS, in a walking cast waiting to see if I need my 6th foot surgery), but so am I.⁣
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#RheumatoidArthritis #POTS #POTSie #AutoimmuneDisease #ChronicallyIll
Week 20 of #2026Weekly 1️⃣ IVIG + Kindle reading Week 20 of #2026Weekly 

1️⃣ IVIG + Kindle reading 
2️⃣ Almost done!!!!!

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#IVIG #ChronicallyIll #CrossStitcher #CrossStitchersOfInstagram
FAQ: Have you tried [insert supplement here]? As FAQ: Have you tried [insert supplement here]?

As with all things, what’s true for me might not be true for others. I’m sure there are plenty of RA patients who do respond well to supplements; I’m just not one of them. 

Additionally, at one point, I refer to being on chemo since 2012. As always, the chemo I’m referring to is Rituxan, which is my RA treatment. I do not have cancer nor have I ever claimed to. 

Video: Kate talks to the camera. Text at the beginning reads “FAQ: Have you tried [insert supplement here]?” and other text later reads “*24” to correct when she says “symptoms for 21 years”. There are captions. 

#RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease #AutoimmuneArthritis #Arthritis #ArthritisAwarenessMonth
Unfortunately, arthritis doesn't see that you have Unfortunately, arthritis doesn't see that you have one type of arthritis and go, "Darn, guess I'll have to go to someone else."⁣
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May is Arthritis Awareness Month. Like, comment, and share to help spread awareness 💖⁣
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Week 19 of #2026Weekly I’m not going to lie - my Week 19 of #2026Weekly 

I’m not going to lie - my life now focuses even more on maintaining my body. Trying to avoid foot surgery + keep my bone density up so I don’t break another bone for a while on top of all the other things I do to manage my 10+ illnesses … it’s a lot of work. I did go to actual work this week lol but my camera roll is all chronic illness stuff this week. 

1️⃣ The machine that will hopefully prevent surgery!!! Every day, I do 40 minutes of this ultrasound machine (20 min on 1 fracture, 20 min on the other) and it will speed up healing 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 
2️⃣ Continuing my exercise routine per my endocrinologist. Up to 30 minutes of Pilates 4 days a week … and since I don’t do exercises requiring pressure on my feet, the cast comes off. 

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2️⃣ Kate’s cast next to her yoga mat 

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