Oxnard—Frosty Flakes, Ward Ryder Frost Junior, as my beautiful mother, Dolores Theresa McGurr, called him, arrived on this earth on April 15, 1926, the oldest son of Ward Ryder Frost Senior and Eveleen Alice Donohue Frost on Long Island, New York. THE Frosts were financially secure during the Great Depression, as the Frost Family owned the Crystal Lake Hotel in Freeport, where he got his fir...
Chris Frost · May 1, 2026
Oxnard—Well, it’s finally happened. It took me some time to realize it was going to happen, but they’re never going to let my wife’s kidney be put in my body. MOST of the people who watch my nightly podcast know this, but I am moving back to Colorado. Those who read Frosted know this, but it had been quite an adventure throughout my whole dialysis nightmare. Well, it’s been more of a nightm...
Chris Frost · Apr 24, 2026
Oxnard—I have been talking, dreaming, and fantasizing about transplant day ever since the Nephrologist told me that I was cleared to get a transplant, first from my son, Travis, and then my wife, and spent the day crying and praying. I TOLD the supervisor and thought he would be happy for me, and gave a “yeah, that’s nice” answer to my news. This is the same guy who asked me to do him a fav...
Chris Frost · Apr 17, 2026
Dear Editor, I would like also to extend thanks to the Ventura County Superior Court. A couple of days before Thanksgiving, Moving Oxnard Forward won its lawsuit against the City of Oxnard, challenging the City’s unlawful employment of the same auditor year after year. Here’s some background: In the aftermath of the City of Bell scandal over a decade ago, the California legislature determ...
Apr 17, 2026
Oxnard—The first time I fell in love was the moment my blessed Mother, Dolores McGurr-Frost, held my body in her arms. That same day, my Father, Ward R. Frost Jr., patiently waited for my 27-hour delivery and held his second Son. My Father had a Son and a Daughter from his first marriage. SHORTLY after that, my Grandparents, Jack McGurr and Lucy Nitolo-McGurr, were there, and with my Father’...
Chris Frost · Apr 10, 2026
Oxnard—Here I sit, hoping to get down to LA, so I can get my pre-transplant workup done and hopefully, God willing, get off that machine. MEANWHILE, the multi-billion-dollar kidney industry is doing everything it can to keep me on the machine for the rest of my life. I had my second official transplant social worker to go along with a recent psychiatrist evaluation, which I did not take wel...
Chris Frost · Apr 3, 2026
Oxnard—I’ve had lots of issues with customer service in the past, whether it be on the phone or in person, which has left me jaded and relegated me to ordering things online. THE most recent escapade happened this morning when I tried to link my corporate cards to my accounting system. I asked a simple question: Can you do this, three times? Three times I asked the question, and three times...
Chris Frost · Mar 27, 2026
Oxnard—The longer I stay on this dead kidney journey, the more I learn about myself. It started slow as almost nightly, I would shake uncontrollably between the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m., which progressed to anytime I would wake up from any sleep. FIRST, I eliminated red meat from my diet, on the advice of a dear friend, and Nurse Practitioner, Margaret. She saw my blood being drawn into t...
Chris Frost · Mar 20, 2026
Oxnard—It’s Monday morning, March 9, and I’m ready to start my second two-part Frosted Thoughts. HOPEFULLY, I get it done this morning, as this afternoon, I am getting my stress test done on my heart, the last step before I am fully cleared to receive a transplant, from my Wife Jasnis, who has a bunch of blood tests to complete. When my story left off, I was on the phone with the leader of...
Chris Frost · Mar 13, 2026
Oxnard—It’s Monday morning, March 2, and we’re marching toward the final countdown and God willing, transplant day. I HAVE one task to complete, a heart stress test, which I plan to schedule today. It was scheduled for early January, but I needed to wait until all my Medicare cards were delivered to me. I’ve done this test before and barely passed, so I walk nightly with my beloved wife Jan...
Chris Frost · Mar 6, 2026
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