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.
As to how long can patients with kidney disease and Diabetes live on dialysis, the average lifespan is about 4.25 years, and only 23% of patients can live for 10 years. Well, if Diabetic Nephropathy patients finally receive a kidney transplant, in general, patients will live longer.