{"id":8141,"date":"2021-01-14T23:23:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T06:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanjhisoch.com\/english\/?p=8141"},"modified":"2021-01-14T23:23:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T06:23:34","slug":"in-death-a-20-month-old-child-saves-the-lives-of-5-critically-ill-patients-know-her-moving-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanjhisoch.com\/english\/in-death-a-20-month-old-child-saves-the-lives-of-5-critically-ill-patients-know-her-moving-story\/","title":{"rendered":"In Death, A 20-Month-Old Child Saves The Lives Of 5 Critically Ill Patients; Know Her Moving Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
Know the moving story of how 20-month-old Dhanishtha became India\\’s youngest cadaver donor, saving 5 lives in her death.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

New Delhi: Sanjhi Soch Beauro \u2013<\/strong>In a deeply moving story and a case of twisted fate, the loss of a young couple’s child ended up saving the lives of\u00a0five people including a 5-month-old infant39-year-old Ashish Kumar and his wife Babita from Rohini\u00a0suffered an irreplaceable loss when their daughter,\u00a0who was soon going to turn 2 years old, died after falling from a balcony of their home.<\/p>\n

On the evening of January 8, Dhanishta became unconscious as she fell from the first-floor balcony of her home\u00a0while playing. She was rushed to Gangaram Hospital where despite the best efforts, she did not recover. The doctors declared her brain dead on January 11.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0as fate would have it, their child in her parting ended up\u00a0saving the\u00a0lives of five critically ill patients including a 5-month-old infant – all of them\u00a0are reported to have been on their deathbed.<\/p>\n

The 20-month-old Dhanishtha has become the youngest cadaver donor in India.\u00a0Doctors at Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi retrieved her heart, liver, both kidneys, and both corneas, and transplanted them in five patients including the infant, as reported by news agency IANS.<\/p>\n

Dhanishtha’s heart was transplanted in the\u00a05-month-old infant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. Her kidneys and liver were used in adults.<\/p>\n

The parents had\u00a0voluntarily decided to donate\u00a0her organs\u00a0as\u00a0they saw the plight of patients during their stay in the hospital.<\/p>\n

“During our stay at the hospital, we saw many patients dying because of a lack of organs. When we asked the reason from the doctors, they told us that there is a scarcity of organ donors. We thought to donate organs of our child since there was no hope for her to come back to life,” Kumar said while speaking to IANS.<\/p>\n

“We had already lost our child and we did not want others to suffer the same fate. Hence we voluntarily asked the doctors to retrieve Dhanishtha’s organs and donate them to the needy ones. While she is not with us but we can see her living in others carrying her organs,” he added.<\/p>\n

Kumar is proud that his child became a medium to save the lives of five patients. “I will not say that I’m happy but whenever I would remember her, I would be proud that she became the reason for saving the lives of many patients,” Kumar said.<\/p>\n

“This proud moment will replace the painful memory,” he added.<\/p>\n

Authorities of Gangaram Hospital praised the family for their noble act while appealing to others to follow their example.<\/p>\n

“This noble act of the family is really praiseworthy and should motivate others. At 0.26 per million, India has among the lowest rate of organ donation. On an average 5 lakh Indians die every year due to lack of organs,” said Dr D.S. Rana, Chairman, Gangaram Hospital.<\/p>\n

Kumar also urged people by saying: “There are myths attached to it like the person whose organs are retrieved will be born without them in the next life. People should not believe in such things. If there is an opportunity to save the lives of others, one should do that”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Know the moving story of how 20-month-old Dhanishtha became India\\’s youngest cadaver donor, saving 5 lives in her death. New Delhi: Sanjhi Soch Beauro \u2013In a deeply moving story and a case of twisted fate, the loss of a young couple’s child ended up saving the lives of\u00a0five people including a 5-month-old infant39-year-old Ashish Kumar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n