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2 Heart touching stories of hope- Organ Donation

" You are a piece of the puzzle of someone's else life. You may may never know where you fit, but other's will fill the holes in their lives with the pieces of you"

                                                                                                    -Bonnie Arbon 




An ordinay man

Ramesh a 22 year young man, was a migrant from Andhra Pradesh. He came to Chennai with wife Kalrani in search of work. Kalrani was only 17 and married a year back. They worked at construction site on daily wage and set a home at pavement. On night of july 12, 2010. it was pouring and the couple is looking for shelter. They decided to spend the whole night in partially constructed building. As they entered a heavy piece of masonary on Ramesh's head. He collapsed. Kalrani brust into tears as her husband lay unconscious. People in the adjacent building heard Kalrani's cries and rushed to the spot. Ramesh had sustained a severe head injury and was rushed to  private hospital. 

The next day Ramesh was admitted to a government hospital where he was declared brain dead. The  transplant coordinator from Mohan Foundation conselled Kalrani about donating Ramesh's organ. A fellow worker from construction site who spoke tamil acted as translator, Kalrani gave consent and ensured that six lives were saved. Ramesh heart, liver, eyes and kidneys were donated on 14th july.

When it was time to perform Ramesh final rites, the coordintor realized the stricken family didn't have money to take his remain back to AP. The last rites were performed at Chennai crematorium.


Deyaan's Story

After a holiday in Mumbai, the Udani family was all set to return to Australia, when tragedy struck. Their seven-year-old son Deyaan was suffering from severe headache and suddenly collapsed on January 22, a few hours before their flight to Sydney.

Deyaan was rushed to Nanavati Hospital where doctors found that he had multiple blood clots in his brain. He was then shifted to the PD Hinduja Hospital and underwent a surgery to release the pressure inside the brain, on January 27.

The family decided to donate his organs to four critically ill patients.



His heart was given to Madhavi Vishwakarma, who is the same age as him. Madhavi, who was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy, had been on Fortis Hospital’s . Hospital in 18 minutes. Madhavi’s condition is now stable and she is being kept under observation. After the transplant, Deyaan became Mumbai’s youngest donor and Madhavi the city’s youngest recipient.

Deeyan’s liver was donated to a 31-year-old man at Jupiter Hospital. And two boys aged 11 and 15, both in Jaslok Hospital, were the recipients of his kidneys.

According to The Logical Indian, Deyaan’s mother said, “Once he asked how he could become an organ donor after seeing my driving licence (in Australia the licence mentions if the person is an organ donor).”  After that, he asked them to put him on the organ donor list.

The Udani family’s courage in thinking of the lives of others in a time of grief, must be appreciated.







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