When doctors told Tracy Spraggins in 2013 that her lupus would kill her if she didn't receive a kidney transplant, she was placed on a seven-year-long transplant waiting list. Her husband, PJ, knew seven years might be too long to wait and offered to donate his, but was told he needed to lose weight and normalize his blood pressure. He was so determined to save his wife's life that he began a yearlong diet and exercise routine.⁠ ⁠ PJ, who weighed 265 pounds at the start of 2013, began biking and eating less. He had constant check-ins with doctors at several different hospitals to measure his progress and blood pressure.⁠ Finally, in December 2014, he was told by doctors at Vanderbilt Hospital that he was healthy enough to have the operation. The couple had the four-hour surgery together on February 24, 2014. The surgery went superbly.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #medicine #storyoftheday #goodnews #sciencenews #science #wow