Bengaluru, Twenty-six-year-old Keerthi who suffered cardio-respiratory arrest and hypoxic brain damage was declared brain dead on May 2 and now her organs gave a new lease of life to three patients.
The liver, heart, and one kidney were donated to Manipal Hospitals. While the corneas were gifted to Narayana Nethralaya and the other kidney to Victoria Hospital.
Keerthi' s husband said, “It was a hard decision for me to give my consent for the donating of five of my wife’s organs, but the thought of giving a new lease of life to five critical patients made it easier”.
He further added, "Also, as my wife was a nurse and belonged a noble profession. I was glad that in her death too she performed her duty by giving a new life to many people through this noble deed. She has been a giver all her life and we have continued her legacy".
