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Text reads "Exercise Diaries, Month 2, www. kate the almost great .com". The background is a single clean sneaker on a yoga mat on a yellow rug and an open laptop to an online pilates class.
Text reads "Exercise Diaries, Month 2, www. kate the almost great .com". The background is a single clean sneaker on a yoga mat on a yellow rug and an open laptop to an online pilates class.
in Lifestyle &middot May 5, 2026

Exercise Diaries: Month 2

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Exercise Diaries: Month 2

Kate takes a mirror selfie. She's dressed to go for a walk. Text reads "Exercise diaries, month 1" and at the bottom "www. kate the almost great .com"
Kate takes a mirror selfie. She's dressed to go for a walk. Text reads "Exercise diaries, month 1" and at the bottom "www. kate the almost great .com"
in Health, Lifestyle &middot March 31, 2026

Exercise Diaries: Month 1

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Exercise Diaries: Month 1

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How I spent my blog break: trips, new illnesses, hobbies, and more, www. kate the almost great .com
How I spent my blog break: trips, new illnesses, hobbies, and more, www. kate the almost great .com
in Lifestyle &middot February 3, 2026

How I Spent My Blog Break: Trips, New Illnesses, Hobbies, and More

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How I Spent My Blog Break: Trips, New Illnesses, Hobbies, and More

Text reads: COVID recovery diaries of an immunosuppressed patient, www. kate the almost great .com
Text reads: COVID recovery diaries of an immunosuppressed patient, www. kate the almost great .com
in Health &middot November 5, 2024

COVID Recovery Diaries of an Immunosuppressed Patient

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COVID Recovery Diaries of an Immunosuppressed Patient

COVID Diaries of an immunosuppressed patient, www. kate the almost great .com
COVID Diaries of an immunosuppressed patient, www. kate the almost great .com
in Health &middot August 20, 2024

COVID Diaries of an Immunosuppressed Patient

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COVID Diaries of an Immunosuppressed Patient

Text reads: What to expect after subtalar fusion surgery, a patient's perspective (end text) I have had 2 subtalar fusions, 1 in each foot. I have tarsal coalition and rheumatoid arthritis. This is what I think you should know about the surgery recovery.
Text reads: What to expect after subtalar fusion surgery, a patient's perspective (end text) I have had 2 subtalar fusions, 1 in each foot. I have tarsal coalition and rheumatoid arthritis. This is what I think you should know about the surgery recovery.
in Health &middot September 21, 2021

What To Expect After Subtalar Fusion Surgery: A Patient’s Perspective

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What To Expect After Subtalar Fusion Surgery: A Patient’s Perspective

Text reads: Arthritis Diagnosis, Diagnosis Stories + The Diagnostic Process Explained Since July marks 11 years since my arthritis diagnosis, which was 9 years since I developed symptoms, I thought I would talk about the process for getting a diagnosis of arthritis. In this post, I’m sharing how 7 different forms of arthritis are diagnosed, as well as my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis process.
Text reads: Arthritis Diagnosis, Diagnosis Stories + The Diagnostic Process Explained Since July marks 11 years since my arthritis diagnosis, which was 9 years since I developed symptoms, I thought I would talk about the process for getting a diagnosis of arthritis. In this post, I’m sharing how 7 different forms of arthritis are diagnosed, as well as my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis process.
in Health &middot July 27, 2021

Arthritis Diagnosis: Diagnosis Stories + The Diagnostic Process Explained

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Arthritis Diagnosis: Diagnosis Stories + The Diagnostic Process Explained

My Morning Routine for Success

My Morning Routine for Success

A Day in the Life | Kate the (Almost) Great, Life + Health

A Day in the Life

Looking Back at 2019 | Kate the (Almost) Great

A Look Back at 2019

What's in My Bag: A Millennial's Work Bag

What’s in My Bag: A Millennial’s Work Bag

What I've Been Up To | Kate the (Almost) Great

What I’ve Been Up To

Reviewing the HealtheVoices19 Conference

HealtheVoices 2019

Currently [Vol. 25]

Currently [Vol. 25]

My Biggest Fear Realized

My Biggest Fear Realized

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Fun fact! Being even more chronically ill makes my Fun fact! Being even more chronically ill makes my life more boring 

The last few weeks have been: leave Maine, work, have symptoms. 

Living with lots of chronic pain and fatigue is incredibly boring, except when things are bad, in which case they are way too interesting. I’m just trying to keep my head above water! 

#RheumatoidArthritis #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness
Weeks 29 and 30 of #2026Weekly! The last few wee Weeks 29 and 30 of #2026Weekly! 

The last few weeks I’ve been in Maine! 

1️⃣ Making progress on my needlepoint, which Harley was curious about 
2️⃣ My parents’ beautiful mahjong set 
3️⃣ Mitchell Family Reunion, which I had so much fun at that I barely took any pictures 

#Needlepoint #MaineSummer #207 #TheWayLifeShouldBe
July is: ⁣ - Disability Pride Month ⁣ - Juvenile A July is: ⁣
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- 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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