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Health & Wellness: Kaydi + Astrid ‘The Service Dog’

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The TVA consists of 10 local players who are able to win 2 sets from Ultimate Performance Club out of Oklahoma with the score of 25-23 and 25-20. They only lost the second set from Michigan's FaR Out 17 Gold with a 25-22 score but still recovered from the third set.

The group that played came from different places in Florida but played at the game as one, Natalie Gibson, Lindsay Smith, Holly Sanders, Jorja Williams from Chiles, Landri Ross from Maclay, Gabby Kellogg, Eva Goodson, Taylor Cook from Florida High, and Riley Knipple from Leon, together with their head coach Jordan Smith and assistant coach Mary Faurot.

As they entered the 2025 season tryouts and game preparation, TVA highlighted their amazing accomplishments from their 2024 season. They have two big national championship wins (17 Smack at AAU’s and 18 Smack at USAV Nationals). TVA became the first club in Tallahassee history to reach that level of achievement. | IG

Kaydi has a very active lifestyle and now, she’s a cardiac rehab ambassador and personal trainer at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s (TMH).

As Kaydi entered her 30s, she found out that she has a condition called ‘dysautonomia’, an illness that affects the body that causes sudden failure, that’s when she decided to adopt and personally train Astrid as her service dog instead of getting trained one that costs much.

According to Kaydi, Astrid already knows 30-40 commands, she can also determine if there is something off with her behavior or if she is going to faint by showing her sign that signaling her to sit down or lie down, she can get her medicine too laying on her torso and most importantly learning to call for help.

Anne recently celebrated the completion of her new works at her first-ever pottery market, which took place at United Church of Tallahassee.

Her watercolor paintings are filled with wonderful meanings like her work “Goddess of Grace”. According to her art is influenced by Divine Feminine and goddesses that’s why she created women in different shades, cultures, and ages.

“I create mythical women and creatures that can express universal truths, emotions, and experiences that are challenging for the human body to accomplish.” Anne said.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics from California College of Arts and Crafts. She still continues her passion in collecting ceramics and love for clay craft.

You may visit her website, Purple Full Moon Studio here.

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