Dear Friends,

Not many things make me jealous.  What's always  saddened me is knowing that many live with only one functioning kidney but still have healthy blood work (specifically "healthy creatinine levels") because their single kidney works well enough for both.  I've never had this fortune.

Until now.

Midsummer, my cardiologist Dr. Serafino looked at me after not having seen me for 2 months and said "mamma mia ma ti sei ingrassato" (wow but you've gotten fat).

That catalyst was a wakeup.  I had been justifying my increased food consumption with the intense grief of recent loses.  In a short time, I lost two supposed fair-weather "friends," elements of my health, my energy levels, and my soulmate Biskit.  

Nevertheless, I made a tough decision in July:

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❇️No alcohol.
❇️No excuses.
❇️Just commitment—to my kidneys, to my health, to staying alive and thriving.

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I followed every tip from Dr. Suwasin's chapters in our new book. I slashed my protein intake even more. I moved my body every day more than previously, even when I didn’t want to.  I wrote to Anja at Apple Fitness Plus whose workouts inspire me throughout my disease, and she responded with strength.

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It wasn’t glamorous, and it wasn’t always easy. 

But I kept my commitment.

And last week, something extraordinary happened.

My latest blood and urine tests came back with the best results since y diagnosis. My eGFR—the number every person with kidney disease watches like a heartbeat—had improved more than I imagined possible.

I sent the results to my first nephrologist in Greece, Dr. Marielen. Her reply?
 

🌟“With numbers like these, you can no longer be my patient.”🌟

A tiny victory!  Of course, she was joking, but it was something we were both secretly hoping she would say one day, even if only for one month's work of blood and urine. 

❇️I laughed. 

❇️I cried. 

Surely you may say "it's all greek to me" with results from Greece, but just know that nothing in those results is RED and all is in a normal range.

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❇️For the first time in over a year. 

❇️And then I sat with the reality: this works.

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It’s why I poured everything of my energy and honesty into our new book—a guide filled with real-world, doable tips that could genuinely help anyone protect their kidneys, CKD or not. If you or someone you love wants to feel better, take control, and stay out of a hospital bed, this book is for them.

We priced it under $15 USD. 

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Because health shouldn’t be luxury. It should be shared. And it STILL supports two philanthropic outreach causes.

Please take a look, and if it speaks to you, share it. Your voice might be the one that helps someone avoid dialysis—or worse.

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If you are interested in having someone in your life with sodium or protein or kidney issues getting a personal message from ME as you arrange a book for them, please just email me and tell me with their email and I'll make it a special gift as well after you purchase.  Remember there's a special bundle for both an audiobook and ebook if you can't decide.

With hope,
Lawrence

PS: please remember our book supports the work of the Thai Red Cross whose work grows more important by the day because of the recent fighting war between Thailand and Cambodia. 🥲  Your book purchases help promote medical services and feeding children, as well as the  USA-based outreach work Sisters who taught me all those years ago.

Peace, In!

Lawrence