Bengaluru: In death, woman gives new lease of life to five

Bengaluru: In an inspiring incident, the family of a 49-year-old brain-dead woman has donated her organs to give a new lease of life to five persons. Manjula (name changed) who had met with an accident on December 13 breathed her last in Columbia Asia Hospital, Hebbal on December 15. Immediately, her family came forward to donate her organs which helped in saving the life of five patients.

Manjula from Yelahanka met with a road accident on December 13 near the Bangalore airport. She was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and was later referred to Columbia Asia Hospital.

When the patient was brought to Columbia Asia Hospital, doctors immediately examined her and realised that she had traumatic brain injury. She was unresponsive to treatment, her blood pressure was low and there was no brain activity. She was immediately put on ventilator. However, due to the severity of her brain injury she could not be saved.

Understanding the situation, her family members came forward to donate her organs.

This cadaver organ donation was performed in association with Jeevasarthakathe, the State's nodal agency for cadaver organ donations. The organs were sent to different hospitals in the city. Liver was sent to BGS Hospital, left kidney to Apollo Hospital, right kidney to a patient in Columbia Asia Hospital, heart to Jayadeva Hospital and eyes were sent to Narayana Nethralaya.