@godblessed
Hi,
CKD changed when I found out my mother in law was at GFR 18, no help and no wish to be helped. Ate what she liked drank anything she wished, yes somewhat subdued in her activities but surviving. At 95 she finally died from an infection picked up in hospital. I have never been so regimented in my dietry needs ever since, mindful but no regimented. I know my kidneys are although impaired reasonably robust, as long as I don't do anything stupid to them.
One thing I have found is most people when they are told the have a kidney problem take it as Chronic Kidney Death and don't realise until later it is actually Disease not a death sentance. I panicked, got al my affairs in order made a will then sat and waited to die. It took me awhile to figer out life goes on I might as well grab some while I could and don't let it pass me by waiting.