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Dear Selena Gomez
in Health &middot October 28, 2015

An Open Letter to Selena Gomez

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in Health &middot October 28, 2015

An Open Letter to Selena Gomez

Dear Selena Gomez

Dear Selena Gomez, Thank you for speaking out about your lupus. I know that took a lot of bravery because you know that this diagnosis will affect how people will see you, ... Read the Post...

in Writing & Blogging &middot October 26, 2015

How Do You Blog with Limited Time?

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in Writing & Blogging &middot October 26, 2015

How Do You Blog with Limited Time?

Managing a work life balance is hard enough, but add in blogging and it can be even more difficult. Blogging is a great creative exercise - and there's a great blogging ... 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 October 25, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Brittni

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in Health &middot October 25, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Brittni

Spoonie Spotlight is my way to use my platform to share the stories of others living with arthritis or an arthritis-related condition. The point is to share the realities of ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot October 23, 2015

What’s in My Bag?

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in Lifestyle &middot October 23, 2015

What’s in My Bag?

Who doesn't like a post peering into the bags of other people? It has been a while since I did one of these, and I thought I would do an updated one today. I have a ... Read the Post...

6 NaNoWriMo Tips
in Writing & Blogging &middot October 22, 2015

6 NaNoWriMo Tips

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in Writing & Blogging &middot October 22, 2015

6 NaNoWriMo Tips

6 NaNoWriMo Tips

Every November, people all across the country and world try to write 50,000 words in 30 days in NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. While I haven't "won" it - aka ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot October 20, 2015

How To Succeed as a Spoonie Student

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in Health &middot October 20, 2015

How To Succeed as a Spoonie Student

When you live with a chronic illness, you get used to including it in your everyday life. And when you're a student, it can make your studies a little more difficult. 1 ... Read the Post...

Fall Target Finds
in Lifestyle &middot October 16, 2015

Fall Target Finds + $200 Target Giveaway

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in Lifestyle &middot October 16, 2015

Fall Target Finds + $200 Target Giveaway

Fall Target Finds

I know, I know, this has been a weird week post-wise. It was a holiday weekend in the US and Canada, so I was going to do my holiday schedule (Tuesdays and Thursdays), but ... Read the Post...

On Plagiarism in Blogging
in Writing & Blogging &middot October 13, 2015

On Plagiarism in Blogging

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in Writing & Blogging &middot October 13, 2015

On Plagiarism in Blogging

On Plagiarism in Blogging

In my blogging community - from Facebook groups to Twitter - I've seen a lot of talk about plagiarism. There was a recent issue with someone copying Regina a lot, which is ... Read the Post...

in Health &middot October 11, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Me

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in Health &middot October 11, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Me

Spoonie Spotlight is my way to use my platform to share the stories of others living with arthritis or an arthritis-related condition. Since tomorrow is World Arthritis Day, I ... Read the Post...

Wear Blue on World Arthritis Day
in Health &middot October 9, 2015

World Arthritis Day

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in Health &middot October 9, 2015

World Arthritis Day

Wear Blue on World Arthritis Day

Why should arthritis matter to you? Because there are 53 million Americans living with arthritis, including over 300,000 children. Did you know that October 12 is World ... Read the Post...

14 Yummy Fall Recipes
in Lifestyle &middot October 7, 2015

14 Yummy Fall Recipes

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in Lifestyle &middot October 7, 2015

14 Yummy Fall Recipes

14 Yummy Fall Recipes

If there's anything I love in this world - other than my family, friends, doctors, coffee, and books, but whatever - it's cooking. And some dishes are made for cooler nights ... Read the Post...

Feminism is ...
in Lifestyle &middot October 5, 2015

The One Thing Every Woman Must Do

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in Lifestyle &middot October 5, 2015

The One Thing Every Woman Must Do

Feminism is ...

I'm usually against the idea of speaking to women as an entire group. There are so many different groups of women - and very few only belong to one group - and the only issues ... Read the Post...

September Blog Traffic Report
in Writing & Blogging &middot October 2, 2015

September Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot October 2, 2015

September Blog Traffic Report

September Blog Traffic Report

I knew that school starting would cause some problems for my blog traffic. First of all, school comes first, work comes second, and blogging comes third. This means less time ... Read the Post...

September Favorites Beauty
in Lifestyle &middot September 30, 2015

September Favorites

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in Lifestyle &middot September 30, 2015

September Favorites

September Favorites Beauty

Anyone else having trouble believing that today is the last day of September? This month flew by so quickly. It probably didn't help that grad school started! I spent this ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot September 28, 2015

Fall Essentials

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in Lifestyle &middot September 28, 2015

Fall Essentials

Fall is finally showing its face around Boston and we are approaching October, which is just awesome because of Halloween and fall weather and, well, you can probably figure ... 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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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 

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