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Week 1 of #2026Weekly - a bit delayed because of high pain over the weekend⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ First appointment of the year! Got an iron infusion AND my veins cooperated for the IV - a great way to start the year⁣ 2️⃣ Iron infusion 2; IV did not cooperate as much but still a success ⁣ ⁣ IDs: ⁣ 1️⃣ Kate in an infusion chair. She’s a redheaded white woman wearing a shirt with the old Maine flag on it, a blue mask, pink glasses, and blue headphones. ⁣ 2️⃣ The Boston skyline at evening ⁣ ⁣ #ChronicallyIll #AutoimmuneDisease #Boston
Week 44 of #2025Weekly ⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ Started the week with refilling my pill boxes ⁣ 2️⃣ My meal prepping is often not pretty in a picture, but sometimes it is⁣ 3️⃣ IVIG! There’s a lot I can’t show because my personal medical information is allll over it but just know that there is a lot of this ⁣ 4️⃣ Ended the week with more tests 🫀⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣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⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ . ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣◾ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ID: ⁣ 1️⃣ 3 pill boxes stacked on top of each other⁣ 2️⃣ A bowl of food. It's kale, quinoa, sweet potatoes, and sundried tomatoes.⁣ 3️⃣ A bunch of medical supplies in plastic on a gauze underpanel. There are some drawings over parts of it for privacy.⁣ 4️⃣ A hospital wall with an art installation of anatomical heart scultupres.⁣ ⁣ #AlmostGreatHealth #AlmostGreatLife #ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #RheumatoidDisease #Autoimmune #ButYouDontLookSick #AutoimmuneDisease #SpoonieLife #InvisibleIllness #Fibromyalgia #SjogrensSyndrome #POTS #CoronaryArteryDisease #HeartDisease
I’m Kate, a very chronically ill millennial living life to the fullest with 10+ illnesses. Make sure you’re following to see what I’ve found to make my life as good as possible. #LTKselfcare
Chronic Illness
I’ve loved getting into punch needle this last year. If you want to try it - especially this kit! - I’ve linked some beginner kits below. This one was so fun!
I’m Kate, a very chronically ill millennial living life to the fullest with 10+ illnesses. Make sure you’re following to see what I’ve found to make my life as good as possible. #LTKselfcare
As seen on my most recent blog post! I’ve spent lots of time reading recently, and nothing is better than reading with a hot drink. Get this mug for the book lover in your life! #LTKselfcare
Hobbies
🍞 Week 6 of 2026 Weekly 🍞 1️⃣ I’ve been making bread for ~10ish years and this is the best loaf I have ever made in that time. I’m very proud of it! 2️⃣ Current embroidery project is basically doodling, which is fun! 3️⃣ Ended the week with reading for fun ☺️ ⬛ 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⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⬛ IDs: 1️⃣ A loaf of bread in a bread pan on a stove 2️⃣ An in-progress embroidery project on a blue bedspread. There’s a box of embroidery floss and another with embroidery supplies. 3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie lying on her bed. She’s a redheaded white woman wearing a green sweatshirt and pink glasses and she’s holding a Kindle. #GlutenFreeBaking #PunchNeedle #RheumatoidArthritis #Fibromyalgia #LTKselfcare #LTKfoodie
The Internet is great for a lot of things, but one of them is the fact that when I wanted to try crafting again, I was able to find more accessible options. ⁣ ⁣ Growing up and through college, I loved crafting. I was on crutches a lot in high school, and I would paint them. I tried all sorts of crafting, and I was able to do it a lot longer than I was playing instruments. But my RA - or rather my difficulty in properly pacing - caught up eventually, and when I had my physical breakdown and moved back to New England, I stopped. ⁣ ⁣ I wanted to get back into crafting, and I've always wanted to do embroidery, so when the Internet introduced me to punch needling, I was sold. Honestly, my biggest motivator for not overdoing it on my new hobby is the fact that I enjoy it so much and I would be upset if I overdid it and had to stop. ⁣ ⁣ It still hurts that playing instruments - any of the ones I played for years - hurts me. I'm determined that the only reason I will stop a hobby is if I get bored of it, and not that RA or any of my other illnesses gets in the way. ⁣ ⁣ ◾⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate. Follow me for more content for chronic illness patients and their loved ones!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ◾⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ID: An in-progress embroidery project on a blue bed next to open container of yarn and embroidery floss. ⁣ ⁣ #AlmostGreatHealth #AlmostGreatLife #rheumatoidarthritis #RA #rheum #rheumatoiddisease #arthritis #curearthritis #chronicillness #chronicpain #spoonielife #autoimmune #autoimmunedisease #autoimmunearthritis #arthritiswarrior #arthritisawareness #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior
Week 44 of #2025Weekly ⁣ ⁣ 1️⃣ Started the week with refilling my pill boxes ⁣ 2️⃣ My meal prepping is often not pretty in a picture, but sometimes it is⁣ 3️⃣ IVIG! There’s a lot I can’t show because my personal medical information is allll over it but just know that there is a lot of this ⁣ 4️⃣ Ended the week with more tests 🫀⁣ ⁣ ◾ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣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⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ . ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣◾ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ID: ⁣ 1️⃣ 3 pill boxes stacked on top of each other⁣ 2️⃣ A bowl of food. It's kale, quinoa, sweet potatoes, and sundried tomatoes.⁣ 3️⃣ A bunch of medical supplies in plastic on a gauze underpanel. There are some drawings over parts of it for privacy.⁣ 4️⃣ A hospital wall with an art installation of anatomical heart scultupres.⁣ ⁣ #AlmostGreatHealth #AlmostGreatLife #ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #RheumatoidDisease #Autoimmune #ButYouDontLookSick #AutoimmuneDisease #SpoonieLife #InvisibleIllness #Fibromyalgia #SjogrensSyndrome #POTS #CoronaryArteryDisease #HeartDisease
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