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In gratitude, kidney recipient adopts vegetarianism

 

 

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TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2005 11:33:40 PM ]

 

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MUMBAI: How does one respond to the gift of life? A Muslim woman who

received a kidney from a Gujarati Hindu donor has decided to express

her gratitude by turning vegetarian.

 

The gift of life, in medical parlance, stands for an organ donation -

a heart, a liver, the kidneys, pancreas, eyes or even skin - made by

a brain dead person's family to an ailing person in need. Zayeeda

(name changed to protect identity) underwent a kidney transplant on

July 21 at Hurkisondas Hospital, Girgaum. As the organ

transplantation guidelines frown upon any meeting between donor and

recipient families (to prevent any exchange of money or the like),

48-year-old Zayeeda knows nothing about the young man whose family

donated his kidneys. " It was only on inquiry that I found out that he

was vegetarian, " she told TOI.

 

" As his kidney is alive in my body, I have decided to respect his

family's gesture by turning vegetarian, " said Zayeeda, who lives in

the western suburbs.

 

Zayeeda had been on dialysis for six years and on the waiting list

with the Zonal Transplantation Coordination Committee (ZTCC) for a

kidney for the past three years. Her wait ended on July 21, when a

Gujarati family from Andheri took a painful, but courageous decision

to let go of their ventilator-bound 37-year-old son, husband and

father.

 

He was brought to Hurkisondas Hospital on July 15 after suffering a

stroke, said CEO Col S Matwankar. He was operated upon even as the

family was told that there was less than 5% chance that he would come

out of coma.

 

" The doctors had prepared us for the worst, " said Hemant (name

changed), the donor's brother-in-law, on behalf of his sister. Five

days later, the family was told that it was unlikely he would

recover. " We were asked if we would like to save lives of others by

donating his kidneys and we felt it was in keeping with our religious

teachings to do charity, " he said.

 

The family was familiar with the plight of ...

 

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