Zindagi ke baad bhi: LIC agent’s donated organs to serve 3 lives in Nagpur

NAGPUR: Living up to the tagline of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, ‘Zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi’, an agent working for the company donated two kidneys, pair of corneas and liver to needy patients after his death due to brain stroke.
According to Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC), Dinesh Bhagwatkar, 52, was a resident of New Bidipeth, near Corporation Colony, anda leading LIC agent of city.
“Bhagwatkar suffered from brain haemorrhage on April 9. His family members rushed him to Seven Star Hospital. Doctors treated him for three days, but despite all efforts he could not be saved,” said Dr Rahul Saxena, secretary of ZTCC Nagpur. Doctors declared him brain dead on April 12 night.
Dr Sandeep Nagmote and Dr Shafi Khan counselled family members about organ donation. Bhagwatkar’s wife Sujata, elder brother Prashant, 16-year-old son Saransh, and 8-year-old daughter Rushika agreed to donate his vital organs, as per ZTCC.
His liver was allocated to a 46-year-old patient admitted in the same hospital, but it was found unfit for transplant. Two kidneys were transplanted into a 42-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man while a pair of corneas was donated to Madhav Netra Pedhi.
Dr Sanjay Kolte, president of ZTCC Nagpur said that this was the 102nd organ donation held under ZTCC Nagpur since 2013. “Awareness about organ donation is growing day by day,” he said.