FAMILY MEMBERS OF REKHABEN GAVE NEW LIFE TO 5 PEOPLE BY DONATING HER ORGANS

Name: Rekhaben Mahadevbhai Desai

Age: 67

Blood Group: O+ve

Occupation: Retired as an English language teacher in the Jeevan Bharti Primary School

Address: B-301, Shankheshwar Complex, Rushabh Char Rasta, Rander Road, Surat

Family Details:

Husband: Late. Mahadevbhai Bhikhubhai Desai

Son: Kandarp Mahadevbhai Desai (Age: 37)

Serving as a software engineer in America.

Daughter-in-law: Sneha Kandarp Desai (Age: 36)

Serves as a software engineer in America.

Grand Son: Riddhan Kandarp Desai (Age: 04)

Details of the incident:

On Saturday 10th March 2018, Rekhaben started vomiting and got unconscious at 10:30 AM. She was immediately admitted to Mahavir Trauma Hospital under the supervision of Physician Dr. Rajesh Bakriwala and Neurophysician Dr. Parthiv Desai. After CT scan, doctors found a Brain Hemorrhage and blood clot in the brain. On Monday 12th March, Rekhaben was declared brain dead by Neurophysician Dr.Parthiv Desai and Neurosurgeon Dr. Parag Pandya.

Physician Dr. Rajesh Bakriwala and Intensivist Dr. Alok Shah informed Donate Life President Nilesh Mandlewala about Rekhaben’s brain death. The team of Donate Life reached the hospital and explained the importance and procedure of Organ Donation to her son Kandarp, Dr. Bankim Desai, Dr. Anita Desai, Dr. Rachna Desai, CA Nirav Desai and other family members.

Family members of Rekhaben said, “We were often reading the news of the Organ Donation in newspapers. As well as, we also learn the importance of Organ Donation through the poster of Donate Life-giving information about Organ Donation at the hospital’s ICU. We have lost our family member due to organ failure hence we understand how important it is to donate the organs. They added that organ donation is a good deed. Today when our elder has got brain dead and is going to die soon, it is better to donate her precious organs and save the lives of needy people rather than burning her organ to ashes.”

On getting the consent from Rekhaben’s family members, Donate Life Founder President Nilesh Mandlewala contacted Dr. Pranjal Modi at Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC), Ahmedabad and informed him to accept the donation of kidney and liver. The donation of kidney and liver were accepted by the Dr. Suchet Chaudhary and his team from Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC), Ahmedabad, whereas donation of eyes was accepted by Lokdrashti Chakshu Bank’s Dr. Praful Shiroya.

Out of two donated kidneys, one was transplanted into Madangopal Jagannath Garg (Age 64) living in Patilaya, Punjab and another was transplanted into Ghulam Bashir Mohammed Sheikh (Age 63) living in Valsad. Whereas, the liver was transplanted into Jignesh Dilipbhai Shah (Age 42) living in Baroda. The process of organ transplantation was done by Dr. Pranjal Modi, Dr. Jamal Rizvi and their team from Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC).

This whole process of organ donation witnessed an invaluable co-operation of Rekhaben’s son Kandarp, Dr. Bankim Desai, Dr. Anita Desai, Dr. Rachna Desai, CA Nirav Desai and other family members, Physician Dr. Rajesh Bakriwala, Neurophysician Dr. Parthiv Desai, Neurosurgeon Dr. Parag Pandya, Intensivist Dr. Alok Shah, Administrators & Staff members of Mahavir Trauma Hospital, President of Donate Life Nilesh Mandlewala and Subhash Jodhani.

So far, the team of Donate Life has given new life to 567 people by playing an instrumental role in donating 243 kidneys, 98 livers, 6 pancreas, 17 hearts and 206 eyes by providing counseling to the family members of brain dead persons.