Richard Gere and Julia Roberts had obvious chemistry upon their first meeting. However, Richard was not planning on taking the role. He was on the phone ready to turn down the part when Julia slid him a post-it note with the words please say yes written on it.
Without life-sustaining dialysis or a kidney transplant, once a person with kidney disease reaches Stage 5 (end stage renal disease (ESRD)), toxins build up in the body and death usually comes within a few weeks. The decision to stop treatment should be an informed and voluntary choice.
Usually, some medications can be prescribed to relieve these discomforts. How long can people with ESRD live without dialysis varies from person to person. They can may live anywhere from one week to several weeks, depending on the amount of kidney function they have left and their overall medical condition. However, no one wants to end their life early except there is no but death.