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Also, your best can change from day to day! If you

Also, your best can change from day to day! If you feel bad but you eat a couple meals and take your meds, that's pretty damn impressive. ⁣
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And, of course, while my advice is definitely for people with chronic illness, this applies to everyone. ⁣
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Perfection isn't possible (or the same from person to person). Stop aiming for it.⁣
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Ah, winter. Here I am, once again! #AlmostGreatH

Ah, winter. Here I am, once again!

#AlmostGreatHealth #ChronicPain

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Video: snow falling in the woods. White text reads “Winter and Chronic Pain”. Medium white text reads “Sure, it’s beautiful, but winter storms and cold weather can increase pain depending on the person. Be nice to yourself!” Audio says “Here I am, once again” and smaller white text reads “Here I am, once again”.

❄ Week 3 of #2025Weekly ❄⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ Sent

❄ Week 3 of #2025Weekly ❄⁣
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1️⃣ Sent the first 3 days of the week still recovering from Rituxan ⁣
2️⃣ Was back to normal on Wednesday! These first 2 pictures are *one day apart*. It’s amazing how different I look and feel (wearing minimal makeup, too)⁣
3️⃣ Back on my BS (aka matching my socks to my cane and my mask to my outfit) ⁣
4️⃣ Not to be a classic millennial but I did a thing!⁣
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2️⃣ Kate looks incredibly better. She's wearing a fair isle-style sweater that is mainly navy with green, yellow, and purple. ⁣
3️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie. She's dressed to leave the house. From top to bottom, she's wearing a green baseball hat, sunglasses, a green mask, camel coat, green scarf, black leggings, pink socks, and blue sneakers. She has a blue, white, and tan crossbody bag on, holds a pink phone, and uses a pink cane.⁣
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My favorite part of the new year? New FSA funds. ⁣
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To be fair, though, I haven’t once been cool in

To be fair, though, I haven’t once been cool in my entire life so 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Week 2 of 2025 ⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ First Bad™️ pai

Week 2 of 2025 ⁣
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1️⃣ First Bad™️ pain day of the year⁣
2️⃣ Harley looking devastated at having 0 attention⁣
3️⃣ Infusion Day! 🎉 ⁣
4️⃣ Harley likes to care for me during my recovery ❤‍🩹 ⁣
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2️⃣ Harley the golden retriever lies on a red rug. One paw lies on top of a red dog toy.⁣
3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in an infusion chair. She’s wearing a gray t-shirt with the Irish flag on it which reads “Geaghan Brothers Brewing,” a gray mask, and round tortoiseshell glasses⁣
4️⃣ Harley sticks his head in the crick of Kate’s elbow. Kate is wearing a green sweatshirt. ⁣
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For the record, I say 2-3 because there's some de

For the record, I say 2-3 because there's some debate on if fibromyalgia if an autoimmune disease. ⁣
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Getting ready for another day of trying to be more

Getting ready for another day of trying to be more stubborn than my immune system

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#AlmostGreatHealth #AutoimmuneDisease #RheumatoidArthritis

Week 1 of 2025*⁣ ⁣ I'm doing a thing where I r

Week 1 of 2025*⁣
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I'm doing a thing where I round-up my week instead of my month. We'll see how long I last 🤷🏼‍♀️ This is to share more of my life and how my chronic illnesses impact it.⁣
⁣
1️⃣ First workday of the year⁣
2️⃣ Refilling pill boxes ⁣
3️⃣ One of the things that happens this time of year is that small cuts don't heal well. First of all, my immunosuppressants always make them harder to heal. Second of all, the dry air make the cuts much easier to get bigger. I tend to go through a lot of butterfly bandages. The one on my middle finger was a small paper cut that I got *before Christmas* that is absolutely going to leave a scar. I have no clue what happened to my thumb. ⁣
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*Yes I know it’s only been a few days. Don’t care!⁣
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1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. She's a brunette white woman wearing a navy sparkly sweater, collared white shirt, silver claddagh necklace, and round tortoiseshell glasses.⁣
2️⃣ Kate holds 3 pill boxes. She's wearing the same navy sweater as the previous picture but with a gray t-shirt. Behind her is a white wall with 2 framed pictures, which you can't see.⁣
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Also, your best can change from day to day! If you

Also, your best can change from day to day! If you feel bad but you eat a couple meals and take your meds, that's pretty damn impressive. ⁣
⁣
And, of course, while my advice is definitely for people with chronic illness, this applies to everyone. ⁣
⁣
Perfection isn't possible (or the same from person to person). Stop aiming for it.⁣
⁣
◾ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate. Follow me for more content for chronic illness patients and their loved ones!⁣
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ID: Screenshot of a tweet. The background is dark teal, and it's written by Kate Mitchell | Kate the (Almost) Great with the username kmitchellauthor. ⁣The text reads ⁣"You don't have to do your best every day."⁣
⁣
#AlmostGreatLife #LifeAdvice #TodaysLovely #Reminders #SpoonieLife #ButYouDontLookSick #ChronicallyIll #HealthAdvice

Ah, winter. Here I am, once again! #AlmostGreatH

Ah, winter. Here I am, once again!

#AlmostGreatHealth #ChronicPain

_______

Video: snow falling in the woods. White text reads “Winter and Chronic Pain”. Medium white text reads “Sure, it’s beautiful, but winter storms and cold weather can increase pain depending on the person. Be nice to yourself!” Audio says “Here I am, once again” and smaller white text reads “Here I am, once again”.

❄ Week 3 of #2025Weekly ❄⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ Sent

❄ Week 3 of #2025Weekly ❄⁣
⁣
1️⃣ Sent the first 3 days of the week still recovering from Rituxan ⁣
2️⃣ Was back to normal on Wednesday! These first 2 pictures are *one day apart*. It’s amazing how different I look and feel (wearing minimal makeup, too)⁣
3️⃣ Back on my BS (aka matching my socks to my cane and my mask to my outfit) ⁣
4️⃣ Not to be a classic millennial but I did a thing!⁣
⁣
◾⁣
⁣
I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate. Follow me for more content for chronic illness patients and their loved ones!⁣⁣ ⁣
⁣
◾⁣
⁣
IDs:⁣
1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. She looks really sick and tired. She is a white woman with red-brown hair who always wears round tortoiseshell glasses. She's wearing an olive shirt that says "disabled is not a dirty word". ⁣
2️⃣ Kate looks incredibly better. She's wearing a fair isle-style sweater that is mainly navy with green, yellow, and purple. ⁣
3️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie. She's dressed to leave the house. From top to bottom, she's wearing a green baseball hat, sunglasses, a green mask, camel coat, green scarf, black leggings, pink socks, and blue sneakers. She has a blue, white, and tan crossbody bag on, holds a pink phone, and uses a pink cane.⁣
4️⃣⁣
⁣
#AlmostGreatLife #AlmostGreatHealth #Rituxan #RheumatoidArthritis #RheumatoidDisease #InvisibleIllness #DisabledAndCute #AutoimmuneDisease

My favorite part of the new year? New FSA funds. ⁣
⁣
◾ ⁣
⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate. Follow me for more content for chronic illness patients and their loved ones!⁣⁣
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⁣
#AlmostGreatHealth #ChronicallyIll #ButYouDontLookSick #InvisibleIllness #AutoimmuneDisease #RheumatoidArthritis #Fibromyalgia #SjogrensSyndrome #Endometriosis #PosturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome #Adenomyosis

To be fair, though, I haven’t once been cool in

To be fair, though, I haven’t once been cool in my entire life so 🤷🏼‍♀️

_______

Video: Kate works on an open silver laptop. White text reads “Sharing my advice for other chronic illness patients online (even though blogs aren’t cool anymore) so fewer people go through what I’ve gone through”. Kate is a redheaded white woman wearing a navy sweater with a green and white stripe and round tortoiseshell glasses. Piano music plays.

#AlmostGreatBlog #ChronicallyIll #HealthBlog #ChronicPain

Week 2 of 2025 ⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ First Bad™️ pai

Week 2 of 2025 ⁣
⁣
1️⃣ First Bad™️ pain day of the year⁣
2️⃣ Harley looking devastated at having 0 attention⁣
3️⃣ Infusion Day! 🎉 ⁣
4️⃣ Harley likes to care for me during my recovery ❤‍🩹 ⁣
⁣
◾⁣
⁣
I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate. Follow me for more content for chronic illness patients and their loved ones!⁣⁣
⁣
◾⁣
IDs: ⁣
1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. She looks really miserable. She's a brunette wearing a gray v-neck sweatshirt and round tortoiseshell glasses.⁣
2️⃣ Harley the golden retriever lies on a red rug. One paw lies on top of a red dog toy.⁣
3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in an infusion chair. She’s wearing a gray t-shirt with the Irish flag on it which reads “Geaghan Brothers Brewing,” a gray mask, and round tortoiseshell glasses⁣
4️⃣ Harley sticks his head in the crick of Kate’s elbow. Kate is wearing a green sweatshirt. ⁣
⁣
#AlmostGreatHealth #AlmostGreatLife #ChronicPain #RheumatoidArthritis #RheumatoidDisease #ButYouDontLookSick #ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness #2025Weekly

For the record, I say 2-3 because there's some de

For the record, I say 2-3 because there's some debate on if fibromyalgia if an autoimmune disease. ⁣
⁣
◾ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
⁣
I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate. Follow me for more content for chronic illness patients and their loved ones!⁣
⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣◾ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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ID: Screenshot of a tweet. The background is dark teal, and it's written by Kate Mitchell | Kate the (Almost) Great with the username kmitchellauthor. ⁣The text reads ⁣
"My blood work: have have an autoimmune disease⁣
Me: 😱" ⁣
⁣
#AlmostGreatHealth #AutoimmuneDisease #RheumatoidArthritis #RheumatoidDisease #Fibromyalgia #Fibro #SjogrensSyndrome #Sjogrens #InvisibleIllness

Getting ready for another day of trying to be more

Getting ready for another day of trying to be more stubborn than my immune system

_______

Video: white text reads what’s above the line. Kate is a redheaded white woman wearing a navy sweater, pink glasses, and a silver claddagh necklace. She’s drinking coffee from a pink flowery mug. Twinkly music plays.

#AlmostGreatHealth #AutoimmuneDisease #RheumatoidArthritis

Week 1 of 2025*⁣ ⁣ I'm doing a thing where I r

Week 1 of 2025*⁣
⁣
I'm doing a thing where I round-up my week instead of my month. We'll see how long I last 🤷🏼‍♀️ This is to share more of my life and how my chronic illnesses impact it.⁣
⁣
1️⃣ First workday of the year⁣
2️⃣ Refilling pill boxes ⁣
3️⃣ One of the things that happens this time of year is that small cuts don't heal well. First of all, my immunosuppressants always make them harder to heal. Second of all, the dry air make the cuts much easier to get bigger. I tend to go through a lot of butterfly bandages. The one on my middle finger was a small paper cut that I got *before Christmas* that is absolutely going to leave a scar. I have no clue what happened to my thumb. ⁣
⁣
*Yes I know it’s only been a few days. Don’t care!⁣
⁣
◾ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate. Follow me for more content for chronic illness patients and their loved ones!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣
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IDs: ⁣
1️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. She's a brunette white woman wearing a navy sparkly sweater, collared white shirt, silver claddagh necklace, and round tortoiseshell glasses.⁣
2️⃣ Kate holds 3 pill boxes. She's wearing the same navy sweater as the previous picture but with a gray t-shirt. Behind her is a white wall with 2 framed pictures, which you can't see.⁣
3️⃣ Kate's hand rests on a yellow bedspread. There is a butterfly bandage on her middle finger and thumb.⁣
⁣
#AlmostGreatLife #ChronicallyIl #SpoonieLife #HealthBlogger #ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness #2025Weekly

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