Tuesday 18 November 2014

Organ Donation, A Life Saving Experience: Ajith Kozhikote

Have you seen ordinary people doing extraordinary deeds? I have, and today through this post I would like to share with you all some heart melting stories, which will definitely make you believe that angels do exist.

Life is uncertain, you have no idea what is written in your destiny. This statement goes well with the real life story of Shashi Palekar, a housewife, and a child of two from Delhi. The middle class family from Pritampura was spending a great time in the packed Delhi life. Busy working hours of Shashi's husband in a multinational firm were giving good returns. Kids went to a good school and Shashi spent most of her time taking care of the household stuff. In her free time, she loved taking a walk on the ground, a few yards away from their house. The daily walk with her friends was a stress buster. They used to chat, enjoy street food, do household shopping, and gossip.

Life was going smoothly, until things took a u turn, and turned the world upside down. Shashi went for an evening walk, but that day something happened which shattered the happiness of the small and beautiful family. Sashi got hit by a car on her way to the ground, and fell unconscious. It took a few minutes for her friends to know about the tragedy, and they all rushed to the spot to help their friend. One of her friend's son took her to the hospital, where the doctors rushed her to the ICU.

The head injuries were so fatal that the doctors declared her brain dead. Shashi's husband was broken, that moment froze everything. The dreams, the future, the kids, everything disappeared in the darkness, and then the transplant co-coordinators of the hospital approached the disappointed husband, and suggested about the organ donation. The family took no time in deciding, and agreed to the suggestion. Shashi saved the life of five people by donating heart, liver, eyes and kidneys. The family misses her, and she will always live in their thoughts.

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