Kin of Prayag Ghoniya (inset) who died in an accident
Surat: A 23-year-old man from Surat, who was declared brain dead after an accident, has infused lives into several people on the deathbed. Prayag Ghoniya, a resident of Dindoli engaged in sari business, met with an accident while returning from Mumbai in a car with his friend on November 7. After the treating doctors declared him brain dead, NGO Donate Life consulted his parents who immediately agreed to give away his heart, liver, kidney, corneas and pair of lungs that were donated to different patients across the country. country. This was the 38th heart and 12th pair of lungs donated from Surat with help of Donate Life, which works actively for organ donation. His lungs were donated to a 23-year-old man in Chennai hospital and the liver was donated to a patient in Ahmedabad-based Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research (IKDRC). His one kidney was given to a patient in Zydus Hospital in Ahmedabad and another kidney and heart was donated to patients at CIMS Hospital, Ahmedabad. His eyes was donated to an eye bank.