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Celebrating Easter with chronic illness, www. kate the almost great .com
in Health, Lifestyle &middot February 13, 2024

Celebrating Easter with Chronic Illness

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in Health, Lifestyle &middot February 13, 2024

Celebrating Easter with Chronic Illness

Celebrating Easter with chronic illness, www. kate the almost great .com

Looking to celebrate Easter? Have a chronic illness or six? I’ve got you covered! Chronic illness makes all aspects of life difficult, especially holidays, but individual ... Read the Post...

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in Health, Lifestyle &middot February 6, 2024

What Is Advocacy? A Patient Advocate’s Guide

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in Health, Lifestyle &middot February 6, 2024

What Is Advocacy? A Patient Advocate’s Guide

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Are you trying to get more involved in advocacy, or even just get started? Then this post is for you! Here we’re answering questions like, “What is advocacy?”, “What is ... Read the Post...

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Everything You Need for Promoting Your Blog in 2024, www. kate the almost great .com
in Writing & Blogging &middot January 16, 2024

Everything You Need for Promoting Your Blog

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in Writing & Blogging &middot January 16, 2024

Everything You Need for Promoting Your Blog

Everything You Need for Promoting Your Blog in 2024, www. kate the almost great .com

Want to learn about promoting your blog? Want to learn how to gain blog traffic? Then you are in the right place! Today we are talking about everything you need, whether it be ... Read the Post...

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in Lifestyle &middot January 9, 2024

2023 Recent Reads: July-December

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in Lifestyle &middot January 9, 2024

2023 Recent Reads: July-December

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It’s a new year! Before we get into 2024, let’s finish out 2023 with my last edition of 2023 Recent Reads.  Since I never did one for Q3 of 2023, I’m combining Q3 and ... Read the Post...

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in Writing & Blogging &middot December 26, 2023

27 Tricks To Increase Blog Traffic You Need in 2024

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in Writing & Blogging &middot December 26, 2023

27 Tricks To Increase Blog Traffic You Need in 2024

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Learning how to grow your blog traffic is hard. Trust me; as a veteran blogger, I know a thing or two about it. But if you are ready to skyrocket your traffic, I have 27 ... Read the Post...

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in Health, Lifestyle &middot December 1, 2023

Best Gift Ideas for the Holidays: New Chronic Illness Patients

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in Health, Lifestyle &middot December 1, 2023

Best Gift Ideas for the Holidays: New Chronic Illness Patients

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This post contains affiliate links and sponsored product placement. I do not share any product or company that I dislike; all opinions are mine. Thank you for supporting Kate ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot November 24, 2023

Best Gift Ideas for the Holidays: Cyber Week 2023

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in Lifestyle &middot November 24, 2023

Best Gift Ideas for the Holidays: Cyber Week 2023

This post contains affiliate links and sponsored product placement. I do not share any product or company that I dislike; all opinions are mine. Thank you for supporting Kate ... Read the Post...

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in Writing & Blogging &middot November 14, 2023

17 Things Needed for Making a Blog Successful

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in Writing & Blogging &middot November 14, 2023

17 Things Needed for Making a Blog Successful

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Whether you’re building a blog from scratch or are making a blog successful after you’ve already had it for a few years, there are a LOT of things you need to do. I’m using my ... Read the Post...

Best Gift Ideas for the Holidays: Unique Gift Ideas, www. kate the almost great .com
in Lifestyle &middot November 3, 2023

Best Gift Ideas for the Holidays: Unique Gift Ideas

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in Lifestyle &middot November 3, 2023

Best Gift Ideas for the Holidays: Unique Gift Ideas

Best Gift Ideas for the Holidays: Unique Gift Ideas, www. kate the almost great .com

This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. This post also contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Kate the (Almost) Great®! Yes, it’s gift guide time ... Read the Post...

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in Health &middot October 10, 2023

Crucial Ways to Prep for Surgery Recovery Ahead of Time

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in Health &middot October 10, 2023

Crucial Ways to Prep for Surgery Recovery Ahead of Time

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My surgery recovery earlier this year was the first I’ve had in 5 years I had several months to prepare for it, which made my overall recovery easier. Unfortunately, I am a ... Read the Post...

Surviving the Holidays with Chronic Illness: How To Survive, Thrive, & Have a Great Time, www. kate the almost great .com
in Health, Lifestyle &middot September 26, 2023

Surviving the Holidays with Chronic Illness: How To Survive, Thrive, & Have a Great Time

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in Health, Lifestyle &middot September 26, 2023

Surviving the Holidays with Chronic Illness: How To Survive, Thrive, & Have a Great Time

Surviving the Holidays with Chronic Illness: How To Survive, Thrive, & Have a Great Time, www. kate the almost great .com

We’re heading into the last part of the year, which is always my favorite part. But surviving the holidays with chronic illness is really difficult, not to mention thriving ... Read the Post...

Text reads: Expert Holiday Blog Post Ideas You Need This Year, www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text). As we head into the holiday season, it’s time to think about holiday blog post ideas. Stressed out? Don't be! Here are over 17 expert topics.
in Writing & Blogging &middot September 5, 2023

Expert Holiday Blog Post Ideas You Need This Year

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in Writing & Blogging &middot September 5, 2023

Expert Holiday Blog Post Ideas You Need This Year

Text reads: Expert Holiday Blog Post Ideas You Need This Year, www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text). As we head into the holiday season, it’s time to think about holiday blog post ideas. Stressed out? Don't be! Here are over 17 expert topics.

As we head into the holiday season, it’s time to think about holiday blog post ideas. Why? Because you should be publishing holiday blog posts sooner than you think. If you’re ... Read the Post...

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What Immunocompromised Patients Need To Know

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in Health &middot August 22, 2023

What Immunocompromised Patients Need To Know

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We have been living in a world with COVID for over 3 years now, can you believe it? It hasn’t been an easy time, especially for us immunocompromised patients. Living with a ... Read the Post...

Text reads: 12 Simple Ways for Bloggers To Get Ready for the Holidays, www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text). If you’re a blogger, you’re looking at what is possibly the most profitable time of year. Whether it be ads or affiliate sales, sponsored posts or sponsored reviews, the end of the year is a great time of year to make money … if you’re willing to put in the work. That’s why I suggest getting started now. 
in Writing & Blogging &middot August 8, 2023

12 Simple Ways for Bloggers To Get Ready for the Holidays

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in Writing & Blogging &middot August 8, 2023

12 Simple Ways for Bloggers To Get Ready for the Holidays

Text reads: 12 Simple Ways for Bloggers To Get Ready for the Holidays, www.katethealmostgreat.com (end text). If you’re a blogger, you’re looking at what is possibly the most profitable time of year. Whether it be ads or affiliate sales, sponsored posts or sponsored reviews, the end of the year is a great time of year to make money … if you’re willing to put in the work. That’s why I suggest getting started now. 

Yes, that’s right, it’s time to get ready for the holidays! If you’re a blogger, you’re looking at what is possibly the most profitable time of year. Whether it be ads or ... Read the Post...

People know so little about autoimmune diseases, so I thought it was time to talk about some autoimmune disease basics.
in Health &middot July 25, 2023

What No One Tells You About Autoimmune Diseases

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in Health &middot July 25, 2023

What No One Tells You About Autoimmune Diseases

People know so little about autoimmune diseases, so I thought it was time to talk about some autoimmune disease basics.

I have been publicly talking about autoimmune diseases for over 10 years now, and one of the biggest things I’ve learned is how little people know about them. To that end, ... 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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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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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

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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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Week 20 of #2026Weekly 1️⃣ IVIG + Kindle reading Week 20 of #2026Weekly 

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

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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. 

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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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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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