August 21, 2020August 20, 2020

Sometimes I Feel Like an Imposter in the Lupus Community

Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page

In May 2016, I landed in the hospital for a week. Doctors wanted to find out how I had managed to gain 26 pounds from fluid retention in just ... Read more

August 17, 2020August 14, 2020

The Mantra ‘I Have Lupus but Lupus Doesn’t Have Me’ Is Nonsense

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

A while back, I shared a mantra I learned in the military years ago that’s been echoed by many. I had realized that the phrase I’d been indoctrinated to ... Read more

August 10, 2020August 4, 2020

Revisiting the Plans I Had Before the World Went Mad

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

Last January, my visit to the U.S. turned into one of my longest hospital stays since my lupus diagnosis. I associate a lot of fear with that stay. Once ... Read more

August 7, 2020August 5, 2020

Sharing My Diagnosis on Social Media Changed My Life

Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page

It has been a long journey to get to where I am as a person, and I have experienced many transformations. I spent a significant period of my life ... Read more

July 27, 2020July 23, 2020

Your Opinions and Advice Are Now Considered Garbage

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

I research every medication I am prescribed. I have doctors explain my test results as if I am 6 years old. I ask questions and when doctors don’t answer ... Read more

July 17, 2020July 15, 2020

How Lupus Was the Catalyst to Authenticity in My Life

Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page

At one point or another, everyone realizes that pleasing the masses is impossible. With that realization comes freedom. The freedom to finally live the way you have always wanted. ... Read more

July 13, 2020July 9, 2020

These Feelings Can’t Be Real

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

There are days when my life feels like a Milli Vanilli song; it’s being faked, but it’s known for the part that is fake! Unfortunately, lupus is very real. ... Read more

July 10, 2020July 8, 2020

How I’m Reclaiming the Anniversary of My Diagnosis

Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page

As of May 22, 2020, I have lived with my lupus diagnosis for four years. I have commemorated the past three anniversaries on their exact date with a photo ... Read more

June 29, 2020June 25, 2020

Remembering the Time I Thought I Could Find Some Normalcy

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

I was awake for half the night. This is not unusual, but often I am coming up with topics to write about in this column or speak about on ... Read more

June 19, 2020June 17, 2020

Why I Don’t Want to Live Forever

Columns, The Girl Who Cried Wolf - A Column by Kristi Page

I have thought about death and mortality more than the average 20-something. In fact, I love nothing more than debating the philosophy around it. To me, death isn’t a ... Read more

June 15, 2020June 11, 2020

I Am Battling Lupus but I Am Not Fragile

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

I am slight in build. I am a woman who is bald. I am battling lupus. I am not fragile. If you were to stop and look at me, ... Read more

June 8, 2020June 4, 2020

Remaining Hopeful Is Hard, but I’m Trying

Columns, Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

I often remind myself that worrying isn’t helpful, especially because stress is a lupus trigger. In my past life as a well person, I always thought I handled stress ... Read more