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
Oxnard–This little piece of my mind pains me to write, it literally pains me. This is a right-handed editorial because my left hand is cramping. WATER is the simple solution to the cramping problem, well, it’s not really. You see, if there is too much water in my body, I throw up, then I get lectured, and I’ve seen people asked to come in for an extra clean-out. The last thing I want is to...
Chris Frost · Feb 27, 2026
Have you ever wondered how Oxnard spends the sales taxes revenues? Even though the city claims during voting cycles that taxes will go to services, parks, and perhaps streets or programs, where does it go? According to Transparent California which captures salaries, OT, benefits, other costs, etc. for every employee in California local and state government, the following is for the City of Oxn...
Feb 27, 2026
Oxnard—It never fails, every time I get ahead of myself, and I think I have time to kill, sleep, or whatever, I end up scrambling to get caught up. FOR example, I am in the process of engaging a new bookkeeping service that will streamline my electronic payments. I got the welcome email last Friday, and figured, no problem, I have the weekend to get it done. The weekend to complete the task...
Chris Frost · Feb 20, 2026
Oxnard – Today turned out really well. My blood sugar was really good. I got a lot of rest, and my little girl Daisy hung out with me for quite a while. I spent most of the night writing, had a little bit of lows with them, my blood sugar, but I dealt with it. It was OK, but I was determined and still am determined that I don’t have to write throughout the night up to the deadline. I have a...
Chris Frost · Feb 13, 2026
Oxnard—I spent most of the weekend trying to decide what to write about this week. Just pondering in my mind while I was typing your story, I thought I’d put it into the paper. The title of the editorial, Thoughts, while typing”, is his tribute to my late friend and mentor Hawk Fracasa. He titled his editorials Thoughts While Shaving. During the midnight to 6 AM hours, I tend to make a lot...
Chris Frost · Feb 6, 2026
Oxnard—As I reflect on the last 38 years as a Diabetic, I consider myself one of the lucky ones, of the millions of patients who’ve endured this miserable disease. A LONG time ago, when I was first diagnosed, I thought it would help me to learn all I could about this disease, so I took Advanced First Aid, and by the time I graduated, I ended up being number one in the entire class. That’s ne...
Chris Frost · Jan 30, 2026
Oxnard—I don’t mean to take a line from Alice Cooper, but when you have kidney disease, every day is a nightmare. THAT nightmare includes insane diet restrictions, having a perpetual foul taste in my mouth that never leaves you, well, maybe if you spend 24 hours a day at the water fountain, which is, of course, not possible. It also means dealing with the worst nurses, technicians, and care...
Chris Frost · Jan 23, 2026
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