Mr. Vijayaraghavan’s noble gift

Hi  friends,
Doing Service to suffering people and self sacrifice for others make a person great. In this context I gratefully remember Sri. Vijayaraghavan.

It happened in October 05, 2007. Mr. Vijayaraghavan, who is said to be some NSS Karayogam President and a communist hailing from an aristocratic nair family in Thiruvalla side was brought brain dead at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. His noble family members accepted the idea of donating his organs. His relative Dr. Ramachandran is said to have taken initiative for this great act of kindness.

My wife Smitha who had undergone chronic renal failure and suffering great hardships and facing death became a beneficiary of the organ donation. Cadaver transplant was performed at AIMS with many eminent doctors working whole night in operation tables.

Mr. Vijayaraghavan is no more. But he saved many lives when he bid adieu  to this world. He lives in our hearts as an angel sent by the GOD.

One of his kidney was donated to a beneficiary at Lakeshore Hospital, Kochi. His liver was donated to a muslim beneficiary from Malabar. His eyes still live in some beneficiary patients in Little Flower Hospital  Angamaly

It was 35th birthday of Smitha when the transplant was done.

In our State cadaver transplant has not become common. The christian church and the muslim organisations who stress on love and service must come forward to promote organ donation. In many developed countries cadaver transplant is promoted through various Government initiatives.

There is great organ shortage in all countries. Failure of heart, kidney, liver and other organs is common and lakhs of patients suffer indescribably when organs fail. Any of us could be a patient with organ failure any time. Society has to rise up to come to their support.

Mr. Vijayaraghavan’s family members are very literate and socially responsible citizens who understand the value of organ donation and therefore conceded to requests. Organs, which will turn into decayed matter within no time after death of an individual, are precious things that could live and also give life to suffering individuals. It is the duty of every responsible family to donate organs of dead relatives. Its spiritual value is endless. The prayers of the beneficiaries would without doubt help the departed soul to reach the heavenly abode of the God.

His photo always will reside in my purse, as a holy material.

Sreekumar
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