I remember when catching a cold felt only irritating; when it meant a couple of days off school…
Kristiana Page
Kristiana Page is a passionate writer, jiujiteira, and lover of crunchy salt and vinegar chips. She lives in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. She was diagnosed with stage V lupus nephritis in 2016 at the age of 20. True to her personality, her writing is emotional, honest — sometimes blunt — and largely undeterred by what other people might think. For her, writing is equal parts therapy and the ultimate act of defiance against an invisible illness that thrived off her silence. She loves to use words to reduce stigma, shine a light on the realities of life with an invisible illness, and make the world feel a little smaller when it matters most.
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Articles by Kristiana Page
Third in a series. Read part one and part two. Late last year, I met a…
Second in a series. Read part one. IV iron infusions Every few months, I go through the…
First in a series. In the past two years, I’ve written nearly 150 columns for Lupus News…
Passion, sadness, anger, frustration, and grief are the emotions hardest to feel, but they inspire my best writing.
At 18, my lupus diagnosis was still two years off, and happiness was a world of difference…
Death isn’t an abstract concept to me. I’m sick, and regardless of the fact that my sickness…
The word “remission” doesn’t mean what most people think it does. When most people use the word remission,…
Last Friday was a good day. Actually, it was a great day. Finishing my morning shift at work, I…
Living in this era of booming health and fitness, my Instagram and Facebook feeds are full of workout…