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The other day’s doctor’s office ootd 💃🏼 Love not needing to wear 4 layers now that it’s spring!

ID: Kate takes a mirror selfie holding a bag and a mask.

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The other day’s doctor’s office ootd 💃🏼 Love not needing to wear 4 layers now that it’s spring! ID: Kate takes a mirror selfie holding a bag and a mask. LTKootd

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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.

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Another Pilates session down 💪🏻

ID: looking at a mat on a yellow rug. There’s a sneaker holding it down and an open MacBook next to it

#LTKActive #LTKfitnessgoals

$Weeks 13 and 14 of 2026 Weekly Had some rough pain days in here so I didn’t do a lot and I combined the weeks in 1 post! 1️⃣ Hematology appointment 2️⃣ PCP, after which an x-ray showed stress fractures in 3 bones 3️⃣ Tea and cross-stitching ⬛⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ I’m Kate, a chronic illness patient and advocate sharing what my life is like with 10+ chronic illnesses. Follow me for more and check out my blog at katethealmostgreat.com⁣⁣. ⬛⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 1️⃣ Looking at Kate’s lap. There’s a medical bracelet on her wrist and a Kindle on her lap. 2️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office. She’s a white woman with auburn hair wearing a black t-shirt, silver Celtic knot necklace, apricot mask, and green glasses. 3️⃣ Looking at a table on which is an orchid, an in-progress cross-stitch project, and a mug of tea. #ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #CrossStitcher #DisabledAndCute$

A mini-amazon haul for some of my essentials!

ID: toothbrush heads, biodance collagen masks, Venus razor heads, and pimple patches

PREPARING FOR SUMMER WITH POTS⁣
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Summer is right around the corner. Here are somethings I'm doing now to make it easier. ⁣
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1️⃣ Finding my many fans and making sure they're charged⁣
2️⃣ Increasing my sodium intake ⁣
3️⃣ Making sure I have plenty of @cure, my preferred electrolyte supplement⁣
4️⃣ Getting back into the habit of using Tachymon, the app I use on my watch as pictured here. I have it set to notify me not only when my heart rate gets high, but also when it has changed by a fair amount. Here, it shows my heart rate is 150 and the change from my recent average (104) is 45.6. With POTS, the problem isn't only an increase, but a quick increase. ⁣
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What are you doing to prepare for summer with POTS? ⁣
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ID: An Apple watch showing a heart rate of 150, recent average of 104, and change from that average of 45.6. A white text box reads "Preparing for Summer with POTS". ⁣
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#ChronicallyIll #PosturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome #Dysautonomia #POTS #SpoonieLife

Up now at the link in my bio or go to katethealmostgreat.com ✨

Video: 2 clips. One is looking at a yoga mag while Kate lifts up her pink water. The second is Kate getting ready to go for a walk. Music plays. Text reads “When your osteoporosis
management includes
30 minutes of touching-
the-ground exercise as many days a week as you can
manage, you write a blog series, obviously”.

#Osteoporosis #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #ChronicallyIll #InvisibleIllness

☕ Week 12 of 2026 Weekly ☕

Slow going these days as I wait for Rituxan to kick in

1️⃣ Washed my white sweater … and immediately spilled coffee on it
2️⃣ progress 👀 Cross-stitch takes WAY longer than punch needle for me, especially right now when I’m waiting for Rituxan to kick in and my fingers are not cooperative

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1️⃣ Kate takes a mirror selfie. She’s wearing green glasses and a white sweater with a coffee stain on it.
2️⃣ An in-progress cross stitch

#SpoonieLife #CrossStitching #ButYouDontLookSick #InvisibleIllness #CrossStitcher

Accessibility takes many forms - it's not just having automatic doors and an elevator. ⁣
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In this photo, I'm using a cane. That's an obvious form of accessibility. But there are 2 other ones immediately visible: my sunglasses and my mask. ⁣
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My sunglasses are prescription because I don't wear contacts. Yes, prescription glasses are a form of accessible. ⁣
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Wearing a mask makes the world much more accessible for me. Since I'm on 5 immunosuppressants, I need to be able to wear a mask when I leave the house. ⁣
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Something else you might not notice unless you read my captions is that I include alt text for every single one of my Instagram posts (and images on my blog!). This is for people using screen readers and people with varying levels of sight. ⁣
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The thing is that accessibility is not one-size-fits-all. There are some things that are the clearest forms of accessibility, but it's so much bigger. Accessibility is not raising disabled people higher than abled people; it's getting us to the same level that abled people are already at. ⁣
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ID: Kate takes a mirror selfie. A white text box reads "The Many Forms of Accessibility." Kate is a brunette white woman wearing black shorts, a gray t-shirt, jean jacket, blue mask, and black sunglasses. She's holding a cane. ⁣
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#DisabledAndCute #Disability #Accessibility #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain

Being chronically ill involves a lot more than "just" the symptoms. ⁣
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It means hours spent at doctor's offices. ⁣
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It means anxiety over your future. ⁣
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It means changing your life and trying medications. ⁣
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it means juggling side effects of those medications (and determining if the medication is worth it due to those side effects). ⁣
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it means losing friends. ⁣
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It means accepting uncertainty. ⁣
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What does it mean for you?⁣
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ID: Kate sits in an infusion chair. She's a brunette white woman wearing a yellow t-shirt, blue mask, and pink glasses. ⁣
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#ChronicallyIll #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #SpoonieLife

Week 11 of 2026 Weekly

1️⃣ IVIG means Kindle time
2️⃣ Pulmonary function test! Happy to report it was good and I hopefully don’t have to spend lots of time at the pulmonologist this year.
3️⃣ Attempting to be human after Rituxan last week

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1️⃣ Looking at Kate’s lap. There’s an infusion pump and Kindle on it.
2️⃣ The equipment for a pulmonary function test
3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie. She’s wearing a maroon sweater, black tank top, and green glasses.

#ChronicallyIll #SpoonieLife #Asthma #InvisibleIllness #ChronicIllness

Just bought my FOURTH pair of All in Motion leggings. They’re soooo comfortable, especially on my worst pain days, and with my Rituxan infusion, I knew I would need another pair. And they come in so many colors so you’re not mixing up if you need to wash your leggings! Get them at Target for your pain and/or athleisure needs

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Time to meal prep! I grocery shop for 2 weeks at a time, so meal prep is my best friend. I have my handy binder of recipes I got online as well as Don’t Think About Dinner, which I can’t get enough of

New week, new plan! Check out my favorite resources for getting ready for a new week below.

Video: Kate writes in a planner while Editing Kate voices over how she prepares for a new week. There are captions

Check out my WFH setup and check out below to get your own

Video: a scan of Kate’s desk, which holds the products linked below.

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Week 10 of 2026 Weekly

1️⃣ Cross stitch and IVIG
2️⃣ I THOUGHT I HAD MORE TIME BEFORE IT WAS 78 DEGREES
3️⃣ it took 10 years (and multiple recipes/kits) for me to make a loaf of bread that looks like Regular™️ bread. You will see it when I manage this feat.
4️⃣ Rituxan Time

#CrossStitch #RheumatoidArthritis #AutoimmuneDisease #IVIGTreat@ent

Take a look at this 👀 Punch needle has been such a great way to spend my time. It’s so soothing!

This kit is Spring Poppies Punch Needle from DMC. Check out some of my favorite punch needle kits and tools below.

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Spend a Saturday with me ✨ Not showing the other stuff like meals or chores or lying flat after my walk lol but this is how I spend a manageable symptom Saturday.

Video: a series of videos of Kate blogging, cross stitching, making tea, drinking tea and reading, and getting ready to go do a walk. Time stamps also explain what’s happening in the videos (listed the previous sentence). Music plays.

#LTKvlog #LTKdayinmylife

Get ready with me as I put on my armor (makeup).

Video: Kate shows different makeup products after putting them on. Black box reads “Get Ready With Me” and music plays

#LTKBeauty #LTKgrwm

We have to stop telling people with with chronic illnesses and disabilities that they’re faking it

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Video: a series of videos. In order they are:
- 3 pill boxes on a yellow bedspread
- Kate smiles for the camera. She’s a brunette white woman in a navy sweater, gold medallion necklace, and round tortoiseshell glasses
- a TENS unit on a yellow bedspread
- an Apple Watch showing a heart rate range of 60-164 over the space of 24 hours
- Kate smiles for the camera. She’s wearing a gray shirt, gray fair isle style cardigan, silver claddagh necklace, and round tortoiseshell glasses

Audio plays the text above the line, which is overlaid on the videos.

🧵 Week 9 of 2026 Weekly 🧵

1️⃣ All done!! (Spring Peonies from #DMCEmbroidery
2️⃣ trying something new (while doing IVIG)
3️⃣ Rheumatology appointment!
4️⃣ March in New England still means snow

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1️⃣ Looking at a completed embroidery project
2️⃣ Looking at a table. A small in-progress cross-stitch project is on the left and an IV machine in a bag is on the right. Tubes are coming out of the bag and they go to under Kate’s shirt.
3️⃣ Kate takes a selfie in a doctor’s office. She’s a redheaded white woman wearing a green sweat-shirt, lilac mask, and green glasses.
4️⃣ Looking at train tracks and buildings on the other side of them from a sidewalk. It’s snowing.

#ChronicallyIll #RheumatoidArthritis #Fibromyalgia #NewEngland

If these are out, it’s time for a walk! I need to do some sort of activity where I touch the ground for 30 minutes at least 3 times a week. Here’s what I’m generally wearing when I do so!

ID: a green vest, green sweatshirt, green bat and blue-and-pink sneakers.

#LTKfitnessgoals #LTKootd #LTKActive

When you can’t stop touching your face after dermaplaning (it even though you know you shouldn’t). Linked my fav dermaplaning blades below, along with other parts of my skincare routine!

#LTKselfcare #LTKBeauty

As it gets warmer, it’s important to stay hydrated! I need way more electrolytes than most people, and to help with that, I drink Cure. There are so many flavor varieties and they don’t taste like pure sodium. Whether you have POTS or are an athlete (or both), I strongly recommend Cure

#LTKActive

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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ID: Kate takes a selfie. She's a white woman with auburn hair wearing a white sweater, silver Claddagh necklace, and pink glasses.⁣
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Mini Amazon haul 💃🏼 when you need skincare, pain relief, eye drops, and more all at once!

#LTKhaul #LTKselfcare

Walk OOTD! 40 degrees is practically balmy in Boston

#LTKootd

New month new calendar new goals! Checkout this calendar and other resources below 👇🏻

#LTKHome

Happy Saturday! I’m working on my next blog post while repping my home state, as one does. Get your own Maine flag gear below (along with some great compression gloves).

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!

Work from home OOTD! All products linked below, although none of the colors match.

#LTKWorkwear #LTKootd

Blizzard conditions called for flannel on this WFH day! As a Mainer, I’m always stocked for this weather. Check out some of my favorite flannels below 👇🏻 and buy men’s for the coziest fit!

#LTKootd #LTKWorkwear

Some products I have because I have rheumatoid arthritis/disease

Working on something so great I had to censor it 😜

#LTKdayinmylife

Another yoga session in the books 💆‍♀️

Video: Kate’s leg on a mat. A pink blanket is also on it. Kate’s hand lifts a pink water tumbler and and sets it down

#LTKfitnessgoals #LTKselfcare

Long weekend in February calls for making chicken pot pie soup 😍 This was truly so delicious, plus gluten free. Get the cookbook it’s from + my favorite tools for cooking with rheumatoid arthritis below!

Video: panning across a table with ingredients and tools for cooking. Music plays

#LTKfoodie

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