Thank you for your help! I'm soooo glad I didn't give her the Epsom Salts . Is there a such thing as having "kidney failure" and dialysis administered for 8 years? Someone told me if a person's kidneys fail, dialysis won't work and they'll die. My grandmother wasn't sure if her kidneys have failed or have minimal functionality, meaning a very very very near failure slow response. She just knows she has to have dialysis 3 times a week because the Doc told her that her kidneys have failed. Thanks again!