It’s hard to be mortal and reminded of your mortality. It’s one thing to know there’s an ending to…
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 parts one and two. It’s been almost seven years since I was…
Second in a series. Read part one. It was June 2016, and I remember unlocking my phone, opening up…
First in a three-part series. Lupus, love, and I have always shared a complicated relationship, as my diagnosis…
In the six months that followed my lupus diagnosis six years ago, only a few moments aren’t clouded…
In February 2021, I penned a farewell column for Lupus News Today that I wholeheartedly believed would be…
I’ve been procrastinating writing this column for a couple of days now. Partly because my heart doesn’t want to,…
As we approach Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28, I reflect on the pros and cons of the…
Learning to live with lupus fatigue for nearly five years has been one of my greatest challenges, both physically…
A month ago, I quit my job as a barista in search of something different. I applied for nearly everything…