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How To Ensure You're Getting the Best Medical Care Possible
in Health &middot April 19, 2017

How To Ensure You’re Getting the Best Medical Care Possible

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in Health &middot April 19, 2017

How To Ensure You’re Getting the Best Medical Care Possible

How To Ensure You're Getting the Best Medical Care Possible

This is a guest post. I'm dealing with finals and Cassie graciously wrote this post for you. I hope you enjoy it! The current model dominating the field of healthcare ... Read the Post...

Why an Editorial Calendar Is Really Worth the Time + 164 Blog Post Ideas
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 17, 2017

Why an Editorial Calendar Is Really Worth the Time + 164 Blog Post Ideas

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in Writing & Blogging &middot April 17, 2017

Why an Editorial Calendar Is Really Worth the Time + 164 Blog Post Ideas

Why an Editorial Calendar Is Really Worth the Time + 164 Blog Post Ideas

Everyone's blogging style is a little different and everyone's process is different, too. I've already explained my process for writing a blog post, so I won't go into that ... 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".
in Health &middot April 14, 2017

4 More Things a Millennial with Arthritis Wants You To Know

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in Health &middot April 14, 2017

4 More Things a Millennial with Arthritis Wants You To Know

With the statistics of how many people have arthritis who are younger - 2/3 are under 65 - it amazes me how few people understand particular things about our lives. A few ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot April 11, 2017

2017 Recent Reads: January-March

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in Lifestyle &middot April 11, 2017

2017 Recent Reads: January-March

As I've mentioned several times this year, I'm participating in Modern Mrs. Darcy's 2017 Reading for Growth Challenge. This has been great because it's helping me grow my ... Read the Post...

What To Wear on Easter
in Lifestyle &middot April 5, 2017

4 Different Easter Outfit Options

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in Lifestyle &middot April 5, 2017

4 Different Easter Outfit Options

What To Wear on Easter

It's hard to believe that it's already April - and that Easter is only a few weeks away! I gave up soda (except for ginger ale because, y'know, I'm nauseous literally every ... Read the Post...

March Blog Traffic Report | Kate the (Almost) Great
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 3, 2017

March Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot April 3, 2017

March Blog Traffic Report

March Blog Traffic Report | Kate the (Almost) Great

I'm not going to lie - I'm pretty bummed with this traffic report. I'm trying to look on the bright side - I definitely learned something from this month - but it's so ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot March 31, 2017

Currently [Vol. 7]

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in Lifestyle &middot March 31, 2017

Currently [Vol. 7]

You may (or may not) have noticed that I've stopped doing Monthly Favorites post. That's because it's easier on me to do basically the same type of content but in this ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot March 29, 2017

5 Most Amazing Blog Post Ideas To Bring You Traffic for Years

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 29, 2017

5 Most Amazing Blog Post Ideas To Bring You Traffic for Years

While everyone should blog about a topic because they want to and not because they think it will bring them traffic, there are certain types of blog post ideas that are ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot March 27, 2017

How To Talk about Your Chronic Illness + Free Printable

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in Health &middot March 27, 2017

How To Talk about Your Chronic Illness + Free Printable

I asked on my Twitter what part of living with chronic illness you would like help with and one response was how to talk about your chronic illness and the way it affects your ... Read the Post...

Drugstore vs. High-End Mascara: Which Is Really Better?
in Lifestyle &middot March 24, 2017

Drugstore vs. High End Mascaras: Which is Really Better?

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in Lifestyle &middot March 24, 2017

Drugstore vs. High End Mascaras: Which is Really Better?

Drugstore vs. High-End Mascara: Which Is Really Better?

The age-old beauty question: is the more expensive makeup worth the money or are the cheaper versions just as good? I'm a firm believer that it depends on the product and the ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot March 21, 2017

Improve Your Cover Letter by Focusing on Your Grammar

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 21, 2017

Improve Your Cover Letter by Focusing on Your Grammar

One of the more daunting aspects of applying for jobs is the cover letter. You want to convince them that you're right for the job so they want to bring you in to interview, ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot March 14, 2017

Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Summit: 2017

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in Lifestyle &middot March 14, 2017

Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Summit: 2017

Last week, I went down to Washington, D. C., for the Arthritis Foundation Advocacy Summit. This is a trip for learning how to be an advocate and then actually meeting with ... Read the Post...

Finding Your Blogging Niche
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 8, 2017

Finding Your Blogging Niche

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 8, 2017

Finding Your Blogging Niche

Finding Your Blogging Niche

Hi, everyone! I'm having my infusion today so I'm offline for the rest of the week. Enjoy this guest post from Fliss, who blogs over at sweetcleanliving.com, focusing on ... Read the Post...

Why I'm Focusing on One Blog Traffic Boosting Tool a Month
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 3, 2017

Why I’m Focusing on One Big Blog Traffic Boosting Tool a Month

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 3, 2017

Why I’m Focusing on One Big Blog Traffic Boosting Tool a Month

Why I'm Focusing on One Blog Traffic Boosting Tool a Month

Another month has come and gone, which means another blog traffic report. February was ... interesting. My traffic grew overall over the course of the month, but I had a big ... Read the Post...

Currently [Vol. 6]
in Lifestyle &middot March 1, 2017

Currently [Vol. 6]

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in Lifestyle &middot March 1, 2017

Currently [Vol. 6]

Currently [Vol. 6]

You know, I started this post with the intention that it would take very little time and I would at least get another proper post up. And then my inability to do anything ... 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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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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