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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 26, 2015

What A Book Launch Looks Like + Giveaway

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 26, 2015

What A Book Launch Looks Like + Giveaway

As you probably know by now, I'm launching The Essential Grammar Handbook on June 2 (May 30 for members of The In-the-Know People). I've been working incredibly hard the past ... Read the Post...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 24, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Cory

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 24, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Cory

Welcome to this week's Spoonie Spotlight. Today I'm featuring Cory! Spoonie Spotlight is my way to use my platform to share the stories of others living with arthritis or an ... 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, Uncategorized &middot May 22, 2015

What I Learned from Doing #ChronicLife

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 22, 2015

What I Learned from Doing #ChronicLife

A few months ago, the great #ChronicLife experiment was born by the wonderful Britt. She was fed up by self-filtering so many social media posts to hide just how much (and ... Read the Post...

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

About My New Book

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

About My New Book

When I shared the news about my upcoming book, I had no idea what the reaction would be. In fact, I was fairly certain that there wouldn't be a reaction. But I was oh so ... Read the Post...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 18, 2015

Does the Creative Have To Be Tortured?

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 18, 2015

Does the Creative Have To Be Tortured?

There's this image that's developed over the years of the genius artist - no matter if it be a painter or a writer, any type of artist - that's depressed, melancholy, in ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 15, 2015

The Pinterest Outfit Experiment

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 15, 2015

The Pinterest Outfit Experiment

Okay, fess up - raise your hand if you love Pinterest and the outfits you find on it, but you don't really dress like that. Anyone else? Well, I decided to try and break that ... Read the Post...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 14, 2015

The Complications of Arthritis

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 14, 2015

The Complications of Arthritis

May is Arthritis Awareness Month. If you've been following me for a while, you've seen plenty of posts about arthritis and life with it. But today I wanted to talk about ... Read the Post...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 13, 2015

Introducing My New Project

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 13, 2015

Introducing My New Project

For a few weeks now, I've been dropping some serious hints about what I've been working on. I spent hours writing almost every day, and I'm so excited to finally announce what ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 12, 2015

My Go-To Recipes

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 12, 2015

My Go-To Recipes

I love to cook, and I love trying new recipes. But there are some that I just can't stop making. So here are the recipes that I make over and over again and just love oh so ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 11, 2015

Project Kate Update

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 11, 2015

Project Kate Update

I'm having a hard time accepting that it's May and how drastically my life has changed over the past year. One year ago, the End of Course exam had just happened and my stress ... Read the Post...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 10, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Alison

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 10, 2015

Spoonie Spotlight: Alison

Welcome to this week's Spoonie Spotlight. Today I'm featuring Alison! Spoonie Spotlight is my way to use my platform to share the stories of others living with arthritis or an ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 8, 2015

All-Time Faves: Music

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in Lifestyle, Uncategorized &middot May 8, 2015

All-Time Faves: Music

I initially started my All-Time Favorites series because I figured some of you were annoyed with seeing the same things loved over and over in my monthly favorites post. Then ... Read the Post...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 7, 2015

Behind the Scenes: Writing a Book

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 7, 2015

Behind the Scenes: Writing a Book

I have a fair amount of writing projects on my plate. I've alluded to them here and on social media, and, to put it plainly, I'm essentially obsessed with writing books right ... Read the Post...

in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 5, 2015

What I’ve Learned About Life from My Autoimmune Disease

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in Health, Uncategorized &middot May 5, 2015

What I’ve Learned About Life from My Autoimmune Disease

Having highly active rheumatoid arthritis - an autoimmune disease - has affected my life in so many ways. I had to leave the career I trained for, I'm in pain literally all ... Read the Post...

in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 4, 2015

April Blog Traffic Report

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in Uncategorized, Writing & Blogging &middot May 4, 2015

April Blog Traffic Report

About a month ago, I set a goal for myself and this blog. I'm going to work on increasing my traffic, and nothing else, until I reach 20,000 monthly views on Google Analytics. ... Read the Post...

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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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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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👓 Week 7 of 2026 Weekly 👓 1️⃣ IVIG 2️⃣ Annual ey 👓 Week 7 of 2026 Weekly 👓

1️⃣ IVIG 
2️⃣ Annual eye doc appointment! New glasses coming soon, but eye health (especially Sjögren’s) looked good
3️⃣ Needing lots of blood work means more kindle time while waiting 
4️⃣ Getting ready to start my next punch needle project 👀

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1️⃣ Looking at Kate’s lap. There are clear tubes coming out from under her shirt going to a pump next to Kate. Her laptop is open and a closed Kindle is on the bed.
2️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. She’s a redheaded white woman wearing a green scarf, beige mask, and pink glasses.
3️⃣ Looking at Kate’s lap. Her Kindle is on her coat on her lap. Her pink cane is in front of her legs. 
4️⃣ The start of an embroidery project, with a printed (but not started) frame, box with the finished project shown, and 2 open packets with instructions. 

#ChronicallyIll #DisabledAndCute #PunchNeedle #DMC #SjogrensSyndrome
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