The liver and kidneys of Tamal Chakraborty (59) were transplanted into the three patients on Monday. This is the 13 th deceased donation in the state this year till date which comes a month after the previous one. Kolkata: The family of a brain-dead man from Hooghly has brought hope to the lives of three organ-failure patients with the family donating the organs of the deceased amid the Durga Puja festive season.
But, by Saturday, the family was informed about noticing signs of brain death, which was later confirmed by specific tests.
When the Apollo team approached us my homemaker mother was the first one to decide that my father’s organs should help others survive and we consented to the donation,” said son Sagnik, an IT sector employee. The state govt employee was rushed to Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals (AMH) Kolkata. Doctors briefed the family about the patient’s condition being precarious while assuring them of the best possible care. “We had heard about the concept of brain death and the possibilities organs from the deceased being donated but we did not know how to go about it. the hero donor and his family exemplified humanity at its highest by bestowing the gift of life on strangers in need While festival seasons are traditionally marked by exchanging gifts and spending time with loved ones. The clinical teams at AMH lauded the donor’s family for their courage and extraordinary decision during a period of deep personal loss.
Chakraborty suffered an intracranial haemorrhage at their Dharampur, Chinsura home on Thursday, according to the family.