Keep on moving! Aug 28 2025

Still enjoying the wonderful Venice Beach weather. We are having a late Summer and it's finally gotten hot here, in the 80s, but with wonderful cool breezes every day.

I'm doing ok, but starting to have a regular upset stomach, As AI notes "Yes, an upset stomach is a common symptom of chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly as the disease progresses. The kidneys' failure to filter waste from the blood leads to a buildup of toxins that can disrupt the entire gastrointestinal system." Highly annoying but the bright side is maybe I'll lose some weight! I'm starting to lose my appetite just a little at times.

As for the Transplant evaluation the next step is a meeting with a UCLA psychologist and my caretakers Oct 6. I'm hoping it can happen sooner, but that was the first available. My caretakers will be my wonderful godmother Gail and my good friend (ex-husband!) Alex. They have generously offered to look after me once I have a transplant, which is a month's commitment. No small task!

No news on any living donors yet, but I don't believe they will tell me unless I have a match - Just keeping the faith!

This evening I've focused on finding ways to exercise near my place in Venice. I was going to the wonderful West Hollywood aquatic center, but It can be a 45 minute drive and the CKD is making it harder and harder to get up in the morning and make it there in time for class. Luckily, there are many options. I'm going to an aquatic class nearby in Culver City Saturday, going to look at bikes on Sunday, a 10 minute walk from home and will check out Gold's gym to see if I could start doing some lowkey workouts there. Gotta keep moving! Happy holiday weekend!