‘She’s my hero and she saved my life’: High school sweethearts now share a kidney [Video]

ST. LOUIS — Currently, more than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. 

5 On Your Side’s Annie Krall sat down with a husband no longer in need of a kidney thanks to the love of his life and a first date at Dairy Queen more than 30 years ago. 

In sickness and in health is the age old marriage vow Rob and Nikki Gallier made in 1999. 

Unfortunately, sickness eventually came for the Galliers.

“Every family, every person has struggles, but this was probably, most certainly the hardest time of our life,” Nikki said. “It was very difficult.”  

About a year ago, Rob’s kidneys started to fail. 

“I weighed 270 pounds,” Rob said. “I had almost 100 pounds of water weight on me. I couldn’t breathe, couldn’t sleep. Nothing. It was …