Two women chatted in a bathroom - they soon realised they were each a match for the other's husband, who needed a kidney
He's type O, Ellis replied. Wimbush said her husband was type AB. The women paused for a moment and looked at each other. Then Wimbush realised they might have stumbled upon something that might help save both of their husbands' lives. Wimbush thought she might be a match for Ellis' husband, and – incredibly – she thought Ellis could be a match for her husband. “I told Susan, 'Wait a second – what are the odds that we're both going through this with our husbands at the same time, and we could also be in a position to help them,'” Wimbush recalled.