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in Lifestyle &middot June 5, 2017

26 Things about Me Because I’m 26 Today

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in Lifestyle &middot June 5, 2017

26 Things about Me Because I’m 26 Today

When you think you have the stomach flu and then your doctor tells you go to to the ER and end up hospitalized for several days ... autoimmune disease life is great, let me ... Read the Post...

Currently [Vol. 9]
in Lifestyle &middot May 30, 2017

Currently [Vo. 9]

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in Lifestyle &middot May 30, 2017

Currently [Vo. 9]

Currently [Vol. 9]

Another month has come and gone! I'm taking this time to talk about what's currently going on in my life. This approach is a little more fun than monthly favorites, in my ... Read the Post...

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".
How You Can Keep Growing As a Person
in Lifestyle &middot May 26, 2017

How You Can Keep Growing As a Person

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in Lifestyle &middot May 26, 2017

How You Can Keep Growing As a Person

How You Can Keep Growing As a Person

You know how much you change over the course of high school or college? You go through a lot of life experiences and you learn a lot from these and your different classes. ... Read the Post...

Why the Traditional Pain Scale Needs To Go
in Health &middot May 22, 2017

Why the Traditional Pain Scale Needs To Go

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in Health &middot May 22, 2017

Why the Traditional Pain Scale Needs To Go

Why the Traditional Pain Scale Needs To Go

One of my biggest issues with medical appointments as a chronic illness patient is the traditional pain scale, aka, "How much pain are you in out of 10?" I'm not the only one ... Read the Post...

Writing Tips from Hamilton
in Writing & Blogging &middot May 19, 2017

Writing Tips from Hamilton

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in Writing & Blogging &middot May 19, 2017

Writing Tips from Hamilton

Writing Tips from Hamilton

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard about Hamilton, the musical about the Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. A lot of people have connected deeply ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot May 17, 2017

The Cost of Chronic Illness and How To Make It Easier + Giveaway

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in Health &middot May 17, 2017

The Cost of Chronic Illness and How To Make It Easier + Giveaway

I've talked before about the different ways that chronic illness can affect your life. It affects your relationships, your education, and your life in general. But one massive ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot May 15, 2017

4 Reasons To Meal Prep

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in Lifestyle &middot May 15, 2017

4 Reasons To Meal Prep

If you're on Instagram, you probably follow at least one person who does meal prep, or preparing your meals for several days (or a week) ahead of time. I've recently started ... Read the Post...

A Complete Guide to Advocating for Patients
in Health &middot May 12, 2017

A Complete Guide to Advocating for Patients

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in Health &middot May 12, 2017

A Complete Guide to Advocating for Patients

A Complete Guide to Advocating for Patients

As you probably know by now, advocating for patients is one of my life's callings. I do a lot of advocacy work because it's one way I can fight against my diseases and I want ... Read the Post...

5 Tips for Summer Decoration
in Lifestyle &middot May 9, 2017

5 Tips for Summer Decoration

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in Lifestyle &middot May 9, 2017

5 Tips for Summer Decoration

5 Tips for Summer Decoration

I have been compensated for this post. All opinions are my own. For more information, check out my disclosure policy! It's hard to believe that we're already heading into ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot May 5, 2017

Chronic Illness Bloggers To Follow

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in Health &middot May 5, 2017

Chronic Illness Bloggers To Follow

One of the great things about being a chronic illness patient now - in 2017 - is the community you can be a part of even if you don't know anyone in person who has a chronic ... Read the Post...

April Website Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging &middot May 2, 2017

April Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot May 2, 2017

April Blog Traffic Report

April Website Traffic Report

I don't know how to feel about my website traffic this month. I think what's so frustrating is just how much work I put into this blog, and sometimes my traffic doesn't do ... Read the Post...

So Someone You Know Was Diagnosed with Inflammatory Arthritis
in Health &middot April 28, 2017

So Someone You Know Was Diagnosed with Inflammatory Arthritis

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in Health &middot April 28, 2017

So Someone You Know Was Diagnosed with Inflammatory Arthritis

So Someone You Know Was Diagnosed with Inflammatory Arthritis

With how many people have arthritis - the CDC's new data shows that it's 54 million Americans, or 1 in 4 adults - there is a huge change that you know someone who has it. That ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot April 26, 2017

Currently [Vol. 8]

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in Lifestyle &middot April 26, 2017

Currently [Vol. 8]

Another month has come and gone! This means that it's time to take a look at what I've been up to, what's coming up in my life, the things I've been enjoying, and more. If you ... Read the Post...

30 Creative Writing Prompts
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 24, 2017

30 Creative Writing Prompts

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in Writing & Blogging &middot April 24, 2017

30 Creative Writing Prompts

30 Creative Writing Prompts

Hit writer's block? Just want to try writing something different? Check out these 30 creative writing prompts. They're all pieces of dialogue that you might want to use at the ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot April 21, 2017

New England Trips this Spring and Summer

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in Lifestyle &middot April 21, 2017

New England Trips this Spring and Summer

Whether you live in New England or just want to visit, there are lots of ideas for New England trips this spring and summer. New England summers are great because it doesn't ... Read the Post...

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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 

Video: Kate’s hand writes in a notebook. She voices over what she’s writing and there are captions.
New month, new calendar, new goals! One of which i New month, new calendar, new goals! One of which is to post more Reels 🤞🏻 

Video: an empty whiteboard calendar and the it is full. Music plays. 

#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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1️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie. She has a small black bag over her shoulder connected to tubes that go under her shirt. She’s a white woman with auburn hair wearing pink glasses, a Geaghan’s Pub & Brewery sweatshirt, and sweatpants. 
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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▪ 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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View from this weekend as I worked on my next blog View from this weekend as I worked on my next blog post! I’ve posted 3 so far in 2026, including a fibromyalgia FAQ, so go to the blog to read them. Click the link in my bio or go to katethealmostgreat.com 

#HealthBlogger #Fibromyalgia #FibromyalgiaAwareness #ChronicIllnessBlog
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