item no. 4, cochair wilson has not arrived yet. so we'll skip this item and come back to it possibly when she arrives. then we are on to item no. 6. life with dialysis. councilmember kostanian will lead a presentation and informational hearing on the challenges of daily living for individuals who are kidney dials dependent. tonya, would you like to introduce this? >> yes. of course. >> i myself am a dialysis patient so i know pretty much what they are talking about. thank you all for coming today to hear our fine speakers give their presentation on the work with the patients with kidney dialysis. our first speaker is a well-known and -- esteemed necessity free es nephrologyist. and we have a social worker who works with dialysis patients and transplant patients. we had another speaker but wasn't able to attend. dr. wiel, would you like to give your presentation? >>> my name is dr. eli wiel. i'm a nephrologyist and i have been taking care of patients with kidney disease. i'm very pleased to be able to talk to the committee today on