The doctor looked at me, looked at her patient, my wife Jennifer, and then looked down at the paperwork she had in front of her that contained Jen's test results. After about a minute the doctor used a small device to remove a small 1cm piece of her kidney—while she was awake. We did not know how to live in a world where she might not be part of it for much longer. Her energy started to improve and her appearance started to return to normal, as the doctor started weaning her off the steroids. We moved back to Washington, D.C. in July, as she felt she needed to be close to the nation’s capital.

Source: Fox News September 22, 2017 08:05 UTC