Kerala: Brain dead welder gives lease of life to seven people at AIMS
Kochi: Seven people got a new lease of life after the family of a 25-year-old man, declared brain-dead after an accident, donated his vital organs.
Vishnu G Krishnan, a welder and sole breadwinner of his family, was declared brain-dead on Monday after his motorcycle collided with another bike at Danapady near his home on September 11. He is survived by his 54-year-old mother Omana and a sister Veena.
Krishnan was first rushed to the Government Hospital, Harippad and later to the Government Medical College, Alappuzha. He was then shifted to VPS Lakeshore after his condition started deteriorating. But he was declared brain dead by doctors on Monday evening.
"(Mr) Vishnu died at a very young age. The family decided to donate his organs as it will help give a new lease of life to those who were looking for organs," the welder's sister-in-law S Satyajit said.
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