The state's organ transplant registry has crossed a milestone. Since its inception in September 2008, the registry has recorded donations of 1,008 organs and valves from more than 175 brain-dead patients.
Aishwarya Rai did it a few years ago. Now the gorgeous Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2011 Ankita Shorey too has pledged her eyes and would like to urge people to do the same.
In a rare but heart-warming case of organ donation, a 40-day-old infant gave a fresh lease of life to two four-month-old babies suffering from congenital heart disease.
Seventeen-year-old Harshita was declared brain dead on April 29 at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here. But today, she lives on through the lives of five other people who were donated her organs.
Sometimes when all else fails, hearing it from the horse's mouth might be more convincing. Patient support groups are all about that actually – hearing about it from the person who has seen it, and more importantly, felt it all.