Nepalese couple donate organs of toddler
■ 11- month- old gives new lease of life to terminally- ill patient ◗ This makes the 11- month- old baby the youngest donor in PGIMERs transplant history so far since the cadaver renal transplant programme initiated in 1996
Chandigarh, July 12: In a rare gesture, a Nepalese couple donated the organs of their 11- month- old baby, giving a new lease of life to a terminally- ill patient suffering from renal failure at PGIMER here.
This makes the baby the youngest donor in PGIMERs transplant history so far since the cadaver renal transplant programme initiated in 1996, a spokesperson of the Post- Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research said on Thursday.
The boy’s parents originally belong to Nepal, but currently live here.
It was a picture- perfect moment for the boy’s mother on July 6. Her 11month- old son was playing gleefully in his baby cot and she was thoroughly enjoying it, till the little one suddenly rolled over and fell from the cot.
Before the mother could realise what had happened, the baby became unconscious due to fatal head injury, said the spokesperson, detailing the incident.
The family immediately rushed the baby to Government Medical College, Sector 32, Chandigarh from where the infant was shifted to PGIMER on July 6.
Attempts to revive the baby proved futile, as he continued to remain on ventilator.
The boy’s parents said today that finally, when the doctors called them both, they instantly knew their worst fears have become true.
When the attending doctors at PGIMER told the young parents that their son may not survive, they decided not to let their little one’s life go in vain and said yes to doctors’ advice of baby’s organs donation.
“We can’t blame anyone but our own destiny,” said infant donor’s father, trying to check his tears.
“Its something no family should undergo. We said yes to the organ donation because we knew this could help someone else and they wouldn’t undergo the heartache that we were suffering from. We knew it was the right thing to do,” said the griefstricken but brave- hearted parents of the infant.