Missouri Wife Saves Husband's Life with Kidney Transplant
Bob Grosser, a Springfield attorney who has been battling kidney failure due to ANCA vasculitis, a rare autoimmune disease, for 17 years, is finally getting a chance at a kidney transplant. After two failed transplant attempts, his wife Wendy stepped in and discovered that she was a direct match. The chances of a husband-wife match for a kidney transplant are 1-in-100,000. The couple, married for 32 years, will undergo the transplant surgery in Kansas City and hope for a new, improved life together. Bob expects to be in the hospital for 5-7 days while Wendy will be in for 2-3 days.