Sorry to hear this, Papaw, but glad the docs got on top of it in time to keep you around.
My last real boss at the university where I worked had friends, a couple of whom the husband was on dialysis. It's wondrous, compared to the old days: there's a national network, and you can reserve a bed online where you'll be if you're traveling (not that "travel" is much of a concept right now; but someday). That doesn't make it a bed of rose petals, with servants bringing you treats, but time was, anyone on dialysis was stuck pretty close to home forever.