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October Blogging Traffic
in Writing & Blogging &middot November 9, 2015

October Blog Traffic Report

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in Writing & Blogging &middot November 9, 2015

October Blog Traffic Report

October Blogging Traffic

After the disappointment of September, October wasn't looking too good at first. But then things changed early in the month. I'll go into more detail on that, and what I think ... Read the Post...

Why You Should Be a Global Citizen
in Lifestyle &middot November 5, 2015

Why You Should Be a Global Citizen

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in Lifestyle &middot November 5, 2015

Why You Should Be a Global Citizen

Why You Should Be a Global Citizen

“I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.” – Socrates Hi! My name is Emmie and I’m the spoonie and social work graduate student who runs the blog ... 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 November 3, 2015

How To Save Spoons When Cooking

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in Health &middot November 3, 2015

How To Save Spoons When Cooking

Pssst - scroll down to the bottom to learn how you can enter to win $500! I love food, I love cooking (after all I was training to be a pastry chef before I had to drop out ... Read the Post...

October Favorites
in Lifestyle &middot October 30, 2015

October Favorites

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in Lifestyle &middot October 30, 2015

October Favorites

October Favorites

Another month come and gone and it's suddenly time to talk about what I loved this month. Listening One Direction - Perfect - EP, especially Perfect (Stripped) and ... Read the Post...

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...

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...

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July is: ⁣ - Disability Pride Month ⁣ - Juvenile A July is: ⁣
- Disability Pride Month ⁣
- Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month ⁣
- the anniversary of when I was diagnosed with autoimmune arthritis at age 19 after 9 years of symptoms ⁣
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As you can imagine, that makes me very aware of my disability via juvenile arthritis⁣
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#DisabilityPride #JuvenileArthritis #RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease
There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't doubt There are a lot of reasons why you shouldn't doubt someone's chronic illness, but this is one of them. ⁣
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I'm always amazed by how people can have the exact same illness or set of illnesses and still have different experiences. Sure, there will be similarities, but which symptoms are the worst, what medications you respond to, and your quality of life can vary significantly. ⁣
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It doesn't mean that one person is necessarily worse off than another; they're just different.⁣
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#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #Endometriosis #Fibromyalgia #POTS
This basically sums up my summer so far: Harley, a This basically sums up my summer so far: Harley, a sewing project, and my foot in a cast⁣
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ID: Harley the golden retriever has his head on Kate's lap. Also on her lap is an in-progress needlepoint project and Kate's leg (in a walking cast) is elevated.⁣
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#Osteoporosis #RheumatoidArthritis #GoldenRetrievers #Needlepoint #Needlework
Week 28 of 2026 Weekly A very busy week! 1️⃣ Foo Week 28 of 2026 Weekly

A very busy week!

1️⃣ Foot checkup! Walking boot is on occasionally from now until September 
2️⃣ Boston 
3️⃣ IVIG
4️⃣ Dentist 🦷 All good! 
5️⃣ Not a filter - this was the Boston area the second half of the week 
6️⃣ Physical time!

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1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office
2️⃣ Looking at TD Garden, the bear statue for the Bruins, and Zakim Bridge in the background 
3️⃣ Looking at tubes coming out from under Kate’s clothes. There’s a Kindle on her stomach
4️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie before leaving
5️⃣ Medford Square looking like there’s a yellow filter over it
6️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office

#ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness #AutoimmuneDisease #Bostonian #IVIG
Also, if this is how you’re finding out, I’m sorry Also, if this is how you’re finding out, I’m sorry. I’m fortunate enough to have a lot of people who care about me and this is the fastest way to tell everyone. 

Video: Kate talks to the camera while putting on makeup. There are captions. 

#RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimnuneDisease #ChronicIllness #Arthritis #ChronicPain
Week 27 of 2026 Weekly (Delayed because last Sund Week 27 of 2026 Weekly

(Delayed because last Sunday was baaaaad)

1️⃣ Due airport difficulties, we got a few more days with Emma. Harley was THRILLED!
2️⃣ Beautiful bird/squirrel visitors
3️⃣ A beautiful Maine summer day

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1️⃣ Harley the golden retriever putting his front legs up on Emma’s legs to demand hugs.
2️⃣ A bird feeder and hummingbird feeder on a deck. There is a hummingbird at one and squirrel at the other.
3️⃣ A barn, a pond, and the Maine woods

#207 #MaineLife #MaineTheWay #NewEnglandSummer #IGMaine
Reminder: you can be proud of your disability comm Reminder: you can be proud of your disability community while wishing your body cooperated more⁣
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I don’t know the exact date of my RA diagnosis, bu I don’t know the exact date of my RA diagnosis, but this is from right around then in July 2010. ⁣
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When I was diagnosed, I had been having symptoms for 9 years. ⁣
- 9 years of foot pain (partially from tarsal coalition)⁣
- Arthritic damage in said food⁣
- Carpal tunnel off and on for several years⁣
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I was finally diagnosed because I woke up one morning and was unable to open my jaw more than 8 mm. It turned out that I had horrible arthritic damage to my TMJs, which got me off the waiting list at MGH rheumatology. I left that appointment with an autoimmune arthritis diagnosis. ⁣
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The fact that July is not only my diagnosis anniversary but also Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month has always seemed right. I may not have been diagnosed with JA, but given the amount of arthritis I had along with my many years of symptoms, it's generally accepted that I had it. ⁣
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This year marks 16 years since diagnosis and this fall marks 25 years since my symptoms started. It's pretty weird that so much time has already passed!⁣
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Dos and don'ts for when someone in your life is di Dos and don'ts for when someone in your life is diagnosed with autoimmune arthritis! What are some that you would add?⁣
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ID: "So someone you know was diagnosed with Autoimmune Arthritis". Under the Do column (indicated with a green checkmark) is:⁣
"As how they feel about it⁣
Offer specific ways to help⁣
Treat them normally⁣
Ask follow-up questions⁣
Wear a mask around them when sick."⁣
Under the don't don't column (indicated with an x in a red circle) is:⁣
"Say “At least it’s not xyz!”⁣
Say that and not follow through⁣
Assume nothing about their lives has changed⁣
Conflate autoimmune arthritis with osteoarthritis⁣
Pass your cold to an immunosuppressed person".⁣
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#AutoimmuneDisease #RheumatoidArthritis #PsoriaticArthritis #AnkylosingSpondylitis #JuvenileArthritis
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