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.
After your kidneys stop working, approximately how long can you survive without dialysis or a transplant? Most people can maintain normal filtering in their kidneys even if they have lost 90% of kidney function. It is only when less than 10% of kidney function remains that metabolic problems can arise. When the kidneys fail various waste products accumulate in the blood giving rise to a condition known as uraemia.