World is changing, norms and lot of entrenched habits are shifting and altering, religious hold is becoming weak. New realities as new era in conservative societies take hold...
The following stroy is a rare sacrifice in ultra conservative Islamic nation, now as times are changing people realize that ''gift of life to others'' if ones life fails is equally important, before concerns about day of judgement would compel people to remain intact with their organs as they appear before God, but now families realize that happiness of mankind at large is the lasting heaven.God loves a helping hand.
Story below is an every day event in western civilisation but the change I am witnessing in my backyard is so immense and enthralling for mankind at large.
Recent ‘Tsunami’ was a greatest unifying moment in the history of mankind, we all realized that how our disasters are common and our pains are shared, our destiny can only be great if we share our burdens, from ashes and destruction is emerging a new hope, from one corner of the earth to the other mankind feels pain for their brethren they never had anything in common, this is a new world emerging, these are changes that only an optimist can see.
The story....
The family of a young girl declared brain dead by the doctors, decided to donate her kidneys and eyes.
This was stated by Medical Coordinator of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) Dr. Fatima Jawad on Tuesday.
The kidneys were retrieved by a team of urologists at SIUT and the eyes were harvested by the ophthalmologists of Civil Hospital and later donated to the Layton Rehmatullah Benevolent Trust which runs an eye hospital in Korangi area.
The two cadaver kidneys were transplanted on two men through surgical operation carried out at SIUT on January 19, providing the two with a fresh lease of life.
Dr. Fatima Jawad informed that a 22- year- old girl from Hunza Valley (name not disclosed) who was a dedicated social worker was brought to the Aga Khan University Hospital in a critical condition.
She was placed in the Intensive Care Unit with the best of care by expert doctors. However, she could not be resuscitated and was declared `brain dead' jointly by a neurosurgeons.
Dr. Fatima further stated that all possible therapies had been tried but there was no hope and her life was sustained on life support machines.
She said the girl's family included one sister, four brothers and an elderly mother. All were explained the critical situation and the grim prognosis. A brain once declared dead cannot be revived and the patient's life is sustained for a temporary period
artificially by machines.
They very disturbed but understanding family members after discussing the position among themselves took a decision of making her continue to live by donating her organs to persons in dire need.
The elder brother took the lead and expressed the feelings as this girl had helped so many helpless people during her life time in her profession, she could help some sick persons after her death by donating her organs.
The family conveyed their decision to the AKUH doctors who then approached the SIUT team for consideration of possible renal transplantation.
The patient was transferred from ICU of AKUH to the surgical ICU of Civil Hospital Karachi escorted by intensivist. She was examined by another neurosurgeon for a second opinion who re-confirmed the diagnosis of brain dead.
The family was given one more night to think over and make a final decision. It was early morning when the elder brother and mother of the patient again conveyed their definite feelings of donating the girl's organs.
The kidneys were retrieved by a team of urologists at SIUT and the eyes harvested by the ophthalmologists of Civil Hospital, later donated to Layton Rehmatullah Benevolent Trust.
Dr. Fatima Jawad pointed out that the work for identifying a recipient for the kidneys had begun in SIUT on a war footing. There had to be two renal failure patients with good tissue match with the donor.
She said it was a great day on January 19 when two cadaver kidneys were transplanted to two young men providing them with a fresh lease of life.
One of the recipients was 32- year- old, had experienced a kidney transplant in 1987 which was later rejected and he was on hemodialysis at Aziz Tabba Dialysis Centre.
The second recipient was 36- year- old married with two children, professionally a teacher in Gilgit and on dialysis at SIUT for the past 18 months and had no matching family donor.
The corneas were grafted onto a 45- year- old female who had lost her vision due to Keratitis and a 24- year- old male contracting blindness due to infection. |
