When someone expresses their sympathy about my life with lupus, a typical response just rolls off my tongue. “It could…
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
Half the time, when I tell someone that I have lupus, I’m not sure that they believe me. And when…
I’m wary of taking advice from anyone, because people rarely understand what lupus is or how it affects my body.
“You’re an inspiration to many.” I get it all the time. Do you want to know a secret? I never…
Whenever I write about lupus, I refer to it as a separate entity. In my mind, my journey with…
Many things about my relationship with my partner, Jordan, are unique. As two 20-somethings, each living with our own…
Living with lupus makes me feel a little precarious. I can’t fully enjoy the little victories in my health due…
Being an adult isn’t anything like I imagined it. I also never imagined being diagnosed with a chronic illness at…
Everyone is entitled to a bad day. But for me, “bad” can’t seem to contain itself to just 24…
In a previous column, I discussed how there are two polar personalities within my body. There’s the…