In death, two give fresh lease of life to 8 at PGI

Chandigarh, November 4

The kidneys and corneas of two persons, who lost their lives in road accidents, gave a fresh lease of life to eight patients at the PGI here.

The family of 45-year-old Gurinder Singh from Kurukshetra donated his kidneys and corneas. On October 28, Gurinder’s bike collided with a car coming from the opposite direction and he sustained injuries. He was brought to the PGI in a critical condition. His condition kept deteriorating. He was declared brain dead on October 30.

His wife Swarn Kaur expressed the desire to donate his organs for therapeutic purpose to save the lives of terminally ill patients. The gesture led to giving a fresh lease of life to two and restoring the sight of another two after the transplantation of harvested kidneys and corneas of the donor.

A family from a village in Dera Bassi also donated the organs of a 50-year-old man, who had sustained severe head injuries in a road mishap on October 14 and was declared brain dead on October 21. He was taken to the Civil Hospital, Dera Bassi, after the mishap. He was then referred to the GMCH, Sector 32, and finally to the PGI. The family took the brave decision of organ donation. The retrieved kidneys and corneas of the donor gave a new lease of life to two and sight to two others.