[Vera Bradley]

Sorry, we were posting at around the same time and I didn't see your answer until my second post was already up.

I have a keen interest in this topic, and experience as well. My older brother has diabetes and developed end-stage renal failure. He endured thrice-weekly diaysis treatments for about a year and a half while trying to keep his job. Now he still has diabetes, but the dialysis (and the restrictive renal diet) is over! He had a transplant last summer. It was a success, thank God.

The only reason I mention this to encourage others with friends or family on dialysis who think they might want to explore getting a kidney transplant or the process of becoming a living donor. It's a very personal decision and not right for everyone, but I'm happy to help take some of the fear out of the decision-making process if I can.