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Not always. My mom was in the hospital with pneumonia and the antibiotice she was on shut her kidneys down. She was on dialysis 3 times, and that was the end of it.There are four stages of kidney disease. Someone could have minor kidney disease and often times qualify for like a Transamerica or Liberty Bankers standard. But when they are on dialysis they are in end-stage renal failure/kidney failure. Kidney failure and kidney dialysis are one and the same.
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The example we're talking about, she's been on dialysis for 10 years, so it's not going away.