Bloomer teacher one of 90,000 Americans in need of new kidney

Bloomer teacher one of 90,000 Americans in need of new kidney

BLOOMER, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) - Renee Grambo has been an educator for 11 years, teaching students math while trying to make personal connections with them as well. She’s been doing this all while tackling kidney disease. In December, Grambo was able to get onto the kidney donor list at UW Health and Rochester, but the wait for a kidney on that list is around 4 to 6 years. A friend tried to sign up to be a donor, going through a questionnaire, phone …

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