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Living with chronic illness takes a toll on you, and not just physically; it is also hard on you emotionally. I’ve been in pain for nearly 20 years, and I have 6 chronic illnesses, so I know a lot about this. I want to talk a bit about mental health and chronic disease management.
in Health &middot May 25, 2021

Mental Health and Chronic Disease Management: What You Should Know

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in Health &middot May 25, 2021

Mental Health and Chronic Disease Management: What You Should Know

Living with chronic illness takes a toll on you, and not just physically; it is also hard on you emotionally. I’ve been in pain for nearly 20 years, and I have 6 chronic illnesses, so I know a lot about this. I want to talk a bit about mental health and chronic disease management.

Living with chronic illness takes a toll on you, and not just physically; it is also hard on you emotionally. I’ve been in pain for nearly 20 years, and I have 6 chronic ... Read the Post...

Whether you're an experienced blogger or a newbie, you need to understand your blog traffic. In this post, I'm breaking down why you should, as well as how you can grow your blog if you track blog traffic over time. Finally, I'm sharing a FREE blog traffic tracker, which you can download without signing up for anything.
in Writing & Blogging &middot May 21, 2021

5 Ways to Track Blog Traffic + a Free Traffic Tracker

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in Writing & Blogging &middot May 21, 2021

5 Ways to Track Blog Traffic + a Free Traffic Tracker

Whether you're an experienced blogger or a newbie, you need to understand your blog traffic. In this post, I'm breaking down why you should, as well as how you can grow your blog if you track blog traffic over time. Finally, I'm sharing a FREE blog traffic tracker, which you can download without signing up for anything.

Whether you're an experienced blogger or a newbie, you need to understand your blog traffic. The best way to do that is by tracking it over time. So in this post, I'm breaking ... Read the Post...

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Living with chronic pain can be difficult for a wide variety of reasons, but dealing with chronic pain on a day-to-day basis is really tricky. In this post, a long-time chronic pain patient shares what's in her tool box for dealing with chronic pain.
in Health &middot May 14, 2021

What’s In My Tool Box for Dealing with Chronic Pain

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in Health &middot May 14, 2021

What’s In My Tool Box for Dealing with Chronic Pain

Living with chronic pain can be difficult for a wide variety of reasons, but dealing with chronic pain on a day-to-day basis is really tricky. In this post, a long-time chronic pain patient shares what's in her tool box for dealing with chronic pain.

There are a lot of people living with chronic pain, and learning how to manage it is difficult. It’s something that I’ve known how to do for a long time, so I thought that I ... Read the Post...

A great way to spend your time if you’re commuting or traveling is listening to audiobooks. I’m a big fan of them, so in this post I’m sharing the best audiobooks I’ve listened to (hence the title!), as well as the best free audiobooks apps.
in Lifestyle &middot May 7, 2021

The Best Audiobooks I’ve Listened To

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in Lifestyle &middot May 7, 2021

The Best Audiobooks I’ve Listened To

A great way to spend your time if you’re commuting or traveling is listening to audiobooks. I’m a big fan of them, so in this post I’m sharing the best audiobooks I’ve listened to (hence the title!), as well as the best free audiobooks apps.

Now that more and more people are getting vaccinated, the world is getting closer to normal. And that means returning to working outside the house, as well as going on ... Read the Post...

Blogging can be overwhelming, so this long-time blogger is sharing the blog tools I use and love. This includes free blog resources, free blog tools, and SEO blog tools.
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 30, 2021

The Blog Tools I Use and Love

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in Writing & Blogging &middot April 30, 2021

The Blog Tools I Use and Love

Blogging can be overwhelming, so this long-time blogger is sharing the blog tools I use and love. This includes free blog resources, free blog tools, and SEO blog tools.

There are so many blog tools out there that it can be a bit overwhelming. What should you use? What should you choose? What is worth your time, and in some cases your ... Read the Post...

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in Health &middot April 23, 2021

The Connection Between Dysautonomia and Anxiety

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in Health &middot April 23, 2021

The Connection Between Dysautonomia and Anxiety

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Dysautonomia and anxiety are connected in ways we don't often realize. Recently, I was talking to my therapist about how my POTS was flaring and also my anxiety was high. I ... Read the Post...

If you're a blogger and you want to make money, then you need a media kit. In this post, long-time blogger Kate the (Almost) Great shares how to make and use a media kit.
in Writing & Blogging &middot April 16, 2021

Your Guide to Making and Using a Media Kit as a Blogger

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in Writing & Blogging &middot April 16, 2021

Your Guide to Making and Using a Media Kit as a Blogger

If you're a blogger and you want to make money, then you need a media kit. In this post, long-time blogger Kate the (Almost) Great shares how to make and use a media kit.

If you're a blogger and you want to make money, you need to have a media kit. It is an essential! But even if you know that, it can be difficult to know how to go about making ... Read the Post...

in Health, Lifestyle &middot April 13, 2021

10 Productivity Tips for Entrepreneurs with Chronic Illness

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in Health, Lifestyle &middot April 13, 2021

10 Productivity Tips for Entrepreneurs with Chronic Illness

Note from Kate: Please enjoy this guest post from Abayomi! Then check out his blog. As an entrepreneur living with a chronic illness, I sometimes find myself wanting to ... Read the Post...

Bookworm and blogger Kate the (Almost) Great shares and reviews the books she read in the first quarter of 2021.
in Lifestyle &middot April 9, 2021

2021 Recent Reads: January-March

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in Lifestyle &middot April 9, 2021

2021 Recent Reads: January-March

Bookworm and blogger Kate the (Almost) Great shares and reviews the books she read in the first quarter of 2021.

It's the first Recent Reads of the year! The last few years, I have shared blog posts with the books I read in the previous quarter. I love sharing what I'm reading! I'm a ... Read the Post...

What Is POTS? A POTS Frequently Asked Questions Post
in Health &middot April 2, 2021

What Is POTS? A POTS Frequently Asked Questions Post

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in Health &middot April 2, 2021

What Is POTS? A POTS Frequently Asked Questions Post

What Is POTS? A POTS Frequently Asked Questions Post

This time of year, my POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) is really acting up, which tends to lead to talking about POTS. Basically, my POTS reacts negatively to ... Read the Post...

12 Tips for New Health Bloggers
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 30, 2021

12 Tips for New Health Bloggers

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 30, 2021

12 Tips for New Health Bloggers

12 Tips for New Health Bloggers

Blogging is a great creative exercise, a great way to help other people, and a great way to make some extra money. Since I've been blogging for a long time - I started in 2013 ... Read the Post...

My Morning Routine for Success
in Lifestyle &middot March 23, 2021

My Morning Routine for Success

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in Lifestyle &middot March 23, 2021

My Morning Routine for Success

My Morning Routine for Success

Start your day off with a morning routine for success - whatever that looks like for you! As someone with a day job, a blog, and multiple chronic illnesses, my morning routine ... Read the Post...

So Someone Healthy Has Given You Health Advice
in Health &middot March 12, 2021

So Someone Healthy Has Given You Health Advice

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in Health &middot March 12, 2021

So Someone Healthy Has Given You Health Advice

So Someone Healthy Has Given You Health Advice

If you have experienced chronic illness or pain symptoms for longer than a month, then you have probably gotten unsolicited health advice, especially from healthy people. And ... Read the Post...

in Lifestyle &middot March 5, 2021

Clothes for the Chronic Pain Warrior in Your Life

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in Lifestyle &middot March 5, 2021

Clothes for the Chronic Pain Warrior in Your Life

Living with chronic pain is hard enough. But something I've learned over the last 20 years of living with it is that certain clothes can make your pain even worse. Whether ... Read the Post...

Getting Smart with an Editorial Calendar for Bloggers
in Writing & Blogging &middot March 2, 2021

Getting Smart with an Editorial Calendar for Bloggers + Free Editorial Calendar

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in Writing & Blogging &middot March 2, 2021

Getting Smart with an Editorial Calendar for Bloggers + Free Editorial Calendar

Getting Smart with an Editorial Calendar for Bloggers

Every blogger's style and process are a little different. I’ve previously explained my process for writing a blog post, so I'm not going to get into that, but I do want ... Read the Post...

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What do you have to do every day for your chronic What do you have to do every day for your chronic illnesses? ⁣
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For context, I have rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, POTS, heart disease, osteoporosis, and more. ⁣
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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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Things I Do Every Day for My Chronic Illnesses⁣
Take pills at least 4 times a day⁣
Don’t eat gluten, dairy, corn, soy, or eggs⁣
Sleep 7+ hours a night⁣
Consume 80-100 grams of protein, 120 mg of calcium, 5-10 grams of sodium⁣
Wear a mask whenever I leave the house⁣
Do pilates 4+ days a week⁣
Work from home⁣
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#ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness #RheumatoidArthritis #Fibromyalgia
Filmed this back in April (hence the sweater) but Filmed this back in April (hence the sweater) but it applies to whenever I have appointments! 

Video: Kate talks to the camera while holding a purse. She holds up individual items mentioned in the video before putting them in the bag. There are captions. 

#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #Osteoporosis #ChronicPain
There are a lot of medical advancements that I'm g There are a lot of medical advancements that I'm grateful for, but one of them is the ability to do IVIG at home. ⁣
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I'm on IVIG - or, in my case, subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy - because I have to kill the better part of my immune system. There are, in fact, some parts of my immune system that don't attack me, which is why we add them back in. This helps reduce my chance of serious infection and also made my rheumatologist feel comfortable enough to increase my Rituxan dose. ⁣
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This is a weekly treatment that I do, but it's so much better that I can do it at home than going into the hospital. It takes around 2.5 hours from taking my pre-meds to tossing my needles into a Sharps container. While it's another thing that I have to do, because I do it at home, I don't have to risk exposure to infections at the hospital or deal with Boston traffic, which would add another hour to the process. ⁣
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I can finish my treatment and then go about my day, which I'm very grateful for.⁣
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ID: A Kindle on Kate's legs. There are tubes for an infusion coming out of her shirt.⁣
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#IVIG #ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #Autoimmune #AutoimmuneDisease
Weeks 23 and 24 of 2026 Weekly! The last two wee Weeks 23 and 24 of 2026 Weekly! 

The last two weeks were prepping for my infusion, having/recovering from my infusion, and getting caught up after. This meant things were very busy but also I don’t have a lot to show for them. 

1️⃣ New glasses! I really like having multiple pairs so I can switch them as I want.
2️⃣ One of my current projects. I got this standing hoop for my birthday and I’m working on an alphabet (uppercase and lower, although I’m still working on the lower) with extra floss.
3️⃣ Infusion time! I got my higher dose so hopefully my symptoms improve a lot in the upcoming weeks🤞🏻

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1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. Her new glasses are thin silver circles
2️⃣ An in-progress cross-stitched alphabet in a special hoop stand that Kate is sitting on.
3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in an infusion chair.

#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease #CrossStitcher
Week 22 of 2026 Weekly 1️⃣ Off to see my foot doc Week 22 of 2026 Weekly

1️⃣ Off to see my foot doc … and my foot is healing! Yay!
2️⃣ A very cool notification to get!
3️⃣ This is 35 🎂
4️⃣ Featuring Harley snuggles 
5️⃣ And then it was my mom’s birthday! 
6️⃣ With Harley again 

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1️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie 
2️⃣ a notification from WordPress saying “Receive views from 150+ counties. The United Nations has nothing on you!”
3️⃣ Kate smiles for the camera in a cafe 
4️⃣ Kate in the same outfit with Harley the golden retriever on her lap. 
5️⃣ Kate’s mom smiling in a restaurant 
6️⃣ Kate with Harley again 

#GoldenRetrieversOfInstagram #ChronicallyIll #ChronicPain #InvisibleIllness
Lifestyle Changes I Made for My Rheumatoid Arthrit Lifestyle Changes I Made for My Rheumatoid Arthritis⁣
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While these are not my treatments, they have made my life better in some ways. ⁣
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What lifestyle changes have you made, for RA or another condition?⁣
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1️⃣ Lifestyle changes I made for my rheumatoid arthritis⁣
2️⃣ Wearing a mask⁣
3️⃣ Using a cane⁣
4️⃣ Changing my diet⁣
5️⃣ Working from home⁣
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#ChronicIllness #RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease #Arthritis #ChronicallyIll
What helps you mentally get through a tough time?⁣ What helps you mentally get through a tough time?⁣
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I'm struggling right now with my broken foot, which brings back a lot of tough memories. That plus being due for Rituxan and the heat starting up has made things hard. ⁣
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Here are somethings I do: ⁣
▪ Stick with my routine⁣
▪ Make recipes that I really enjoy⁣
▪ Work on embroidery projects so I can do something productive that involves stabbing fabric⁣
▪ Cut myself slack ⁣
▪ Get Harley hugs⁣
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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 and Harley the golden retriever hugging. Kate is a redheaded white woman wearing a black dress, pink sweater, and round pink glasses.⁣
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Week 21 of 2026 Weekly 1️⃣ First real cross-stit Week 21 of 2026 Weekly 

1️⃣ First real cross-stitch project: done! 
2️⃣ The magic machine that is hopefully healing my broken foot 
3️⃣ When your 2 refrigerated medications are delivered on the same day

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1️⃣ A completed cross-stitch project, which shows 2 bears walking past a lake, trees, and mountains.
2️⃣ An Exogen machine showing use 13 days in a row
3️⃣ A couple of styrofoam refridgerated containers for medication

#ChronicallyIll #CrossStitch #RheumatoidArthritis #SjogrensSyndrome #IVIG
You guessed it, I'm one of that 25%. ⁣ ⁣ May is Ar You guessed it, I'm one of that 25%. ⁣
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May is Arthritis Awareness Month. Like, comment, and share to spread awareness 💖⁣
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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: Fact or Fiction? Let's Check! ⁣
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You only have rheumatoid arthritis if your rheumatoid factor tests positive.⁣
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As many as 25% of RA patients test negative, which is called being seronegative.⁣
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