Chandigarh: 04 May : The life of Amanjot, a 20 year old brilliant student of Diploma Course in Computer Science at Govt. Polytechnic, Ambala came to an abrupt end even before fully blossoming, as she was declared brain dead at PGIMER following a fatal head injury.
Thanks to the magnanimity of Amanjot’s family as they turned their gravest tragedy into a precious gift of life for three end-stage organ failure patients battling for survival, one with the transplant of heart at Gurgaon, second with the transplant of lungs at Chennai and third with the transplant of liver here at PGIMER Chandigarh.
Prof. Vivek Lal, Director PGIMER, expressing PGIMER’s gratitude to the donor family, stated, “It takes loads of courage to move beyond your own grief to think of another's need and take this incredibly moving decision of organ donation. Our hearts go out to the donor family and we at PGIMER feel humbled by the trust reposed by them in the institute for their bravest decision.”
Gurdeep Singh, the shell-shocked but brave-heart father of donor Amanjot, expressed his sentiments as he consented for organ donation, “There cannot be anything more tragic than losing your child in prime youth. Amanjot was not only my daughter; she was the family’s life force as she was so caring and compassionate to everyone. Maybe the Almighty also needed this ‘noble soul’.”
Rohit Kumar, the courageous elder brother of donor Amanjot, said, “This was no age to go. She was just 20. She wanted to accomplish so much in life. There are no words to describe someone being in our position. But still, we thought that if we could save someone else from going through this agony that we are in, then let’s do it. Maybe that makes our pain a little bearable.”
Prof. Vipin Koushal, Medical Superintendent cum Head, Deptt. of Hospital Administration, PGIMER and Nodal Officer, ROTTO (North), while detailing about the latest case, said, “As the cross-matching indicated no matching recipient for heart and lungs here in PGIMER, we immediately got in touch with other transplant hospitals to explore options for matching recipients. Finally, with the active intervention of NOTTO, the heart was allocated for a matching recipient, a 26 year old male, admitted in Medanta Hospital, Gurgaon and lungs were allocated for a matching recipient, a 62 year old female , admitted in MGM Hospital, Chennai.”
In conjunction with the retrieval timings of the organs, a Green Corridor was created on 2nd May from PGIMER to International Airport, Mohali around 2.25 pm to enable safe passage for the transport of retrieved heart and lungs for the onward Vistara Airlines flight to Chennai scheduled at 3.30 pm and Indigo Airlines flight to Gurgaon scheduled at 3.35 pm on 2nd May.