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July 2015 Favorites
in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 31, 2015

$100 Amazon Giveaway and July Favorites

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 31, 2015

$100 Amazon Giveaway and July Favorites

July 2015 Favorites

Today is all about July favorites, but scroll down to the bottom to enter to win a $100 Amazon giveaway!     Listening Sheezus - Lilly Allen Wilder Mind ... Read the Post...

I Confess
in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 29, 2015

I Confess

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 29, 2015

I Confess

I Confess

  I confess ...   ... living in Nashville ruined summer for me. I just want it to be cool again, even though summer here is still much shorter than it is in ... 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".
Should You Switch to Wordpress?
in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot July 27, 2015

Should You Switch to WordPress?

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot July 27, 2015

Should You Switch to WordPress?

Should You Switch to Wordpress?

Last week, you may or may not have been surprised by my sudden switch from Blogger to self-hosted Wordpress. I explained on Wednesday a little bit about it, especially how I ... Read the Post...

How To Help Someone Who Has a Chronic Illness
in Health, Uncategorized &middot July 24, 2015

How To Help Someone Who Has a Chronic Illness

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot July 24, 2015

How To Help Someone Who Has a Chronic Illness

How To Help Someone Who Has a Chronic Illness

A question that I get asked a lot is how to help someone who has a chronic illness. There's only so much that a loved one can do, but a big way to help is by watching how you ... Read the Post...

5 Great Summer Dresses
in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 22, 2015

5 Great Summer Dresses

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 22, 2015

5 Great Summer Dresses

5 Great Summer Dresses

First of all, notice anything different today? A huge, huge thank you to Tanya of Blogelina for transferring Kate the (Almost) Great from Blogger to self-hosted Wordpress! All ... Read the Post...

10 quotes on writing from famous authors
in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot July 20, 2015

10 Quotes on Writing from Famous Authors

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot July 20, 2015

10 Quotes on Writing from Famous Authors

10 quotes on writing from famous authors

I'm in the midst of writing my second novel at the moment, and this process is so wonderful and awful at the same time. It helps to hear from famous authors and to know that ... Read the Post...

How To Decide Where To Go on Your Next Getaway
in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 18, 2015

How To Decide Where To Go on Your Next Getaway

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 18, 2015

How To Decide Where To Go on Your Next Getaway

How To Decide Where To Go on Your Next Getaway

If you’re planning a getaway but you’re not sure where to go, this post can help you. These days, there are so many wonderful places to visit that it can be hard to know where ... Read the Post...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot July 17, 2015

Why You Need a Media Kit

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot July 17, 2015

Why You Need a Media Kit

Once your blog starts going, you might be interested in starting to earn money from it, also known as monetizing. There are many ways to do this, but if you want to work with ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 16, 2015

Where To Go in London

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 16, 2015

Where To Go in London

Back in May 2012 - a year before I started blogging regularly - I spent a month in London, England for what Vanderbilt calls a Maymester. I took a class on the changes that ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 14, 2015

What To Binge Watch

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 14, 2015

What To Binge Watch

Hi, I'm Ashley and I blog over at The Nashvillian where I share my experiences with food, fashion, and fun in Nashville and occasionally other parts of the world...and on ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 13, 2015

Project Kate: 11 Months Later

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 13, 2015

Project Kate: 11 Months Later

Almost a year ago, I quit my job and moved back home with my parents. I vowed that I would use this time to better myself, and to do that, I started what I called Project ... Read the Post...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot July 12, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Anna Evangeline

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot July 12, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Anna Evangeline

I have to say, today's Spoonie Spotlight means so much to me because I'm featuring Anna. Anna and I met in person at the Arthritis Foundation's Advocacy Summit where we, with ... Read the Post...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot July 10, 2015

A Note on Living with Acute Chronic Pain

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot July 10, 2015

A Note on Living with Acute Chronic Pain

This post was originally written on my phone on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 when I couldn't sleep.   It's 9:41 on a Wednesday and I have been trying to sleep for almost 2 ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 6, 2015

A Reintroduction

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot July 6, 2015

A Reintroduction

There are some new faces around here, so I thought that I would reintroduce myself. Hopefully this helps older and newer readers alike to get to know me better. My name ... Read the Post...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot July 3, 2015

June Traffic Report

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot July 3, 2015

June Traffic Report

Enter the BaubleBar Giveaway June was a much better month than May was! I was much happier with this month's stats than I was with May's. As a reminder, I'm trying to get to ... 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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I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate sharing what my life is like with 10+ chronic illnesses. Follow me for more and check out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com⁣⁣.⁣
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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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I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate sharing what my life is like with 10+ chronic illnesses. Follow me for more and check out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com⁣⁣.⁣
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ID: Kate takes a selfie. A white text box reads "Chronic Illness Looks Different in Each Person"⁣
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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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I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate sharing what my life is like with 10+ chronic illnesses. Follow me for more and check out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com⁣⁣.

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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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#DisabilityPride #ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness #Disabled #Disability
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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#RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease #Arthritis #JuvenileArthritis #JRA
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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I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate sharing what my life is like with 10+ chronic illnesses. Follow me for more and check out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com⁣⁣.⁣
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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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