This man's sacrifice exemplifies great determination and dedication I also know one of my blind schoolmates has donated his one kidney to his sister who has 3 little kids to look after. and by donating her kidney he saved not only his sister, but a mother of 3 small poor kids. I thinkit is a difficult decision to donate one's body orgon. Very few can do this. By Santosh Andhale http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1862060/report-blind-man-gifts-kidney-to-breadwinner-brother
Usman Akbani, 45, a patient of chronic kidney failure who was on dialysis for the last three years, has reason to smile. Last week, his visually-challenged brother donated him a kidney, putting an end to the dialysis treatment. The father of two developed kidney failure due to hypertension. Usman said he never imagined that his brothers – both of who are blind since birth – could donate kidneys to him. Doctors too say it is rare to find a person who is blind since birth as a kidney donor. Usman, the breadwinner of the family, has been taking care of his brothers – Qadar, 43 and Phiroz, 41. The Jalgaon-based family approached Hinduja hospital in Mahim for a transplant procedure. After the mandatory tests for a transplant, Qadar, who has the same blood group as Usman, was found to be a suitable donor. However, considering Qadar’s physical challenge, it was mandatory to get a fitness certificate from the ophthalmologist. This was followed by legal procedures to go ahead with the transplant. The recipient and donor are doing well. While Qadar is already discharged from the hospital and within a few days Usman will be back home. Most of the transplant expenses have been supported by charity organisations and the Hinduja trust. Consultant nephrologist (kidney specialist) Dr Jatin Kothari at Hindjua hospital said that in his career, he had never seen a blind person donate a kidney to a loved one. “The transplant was routine but for getting all clearances for the medical fitness as the donor has blindness since birth,” said Dr Kothari. As the donor and recipient are related, the legal formalities were smooth and quick. Prior to the transplant, Usman’s serum creatinine (the extent of kidney damage) was 11 mg% as against the normal 1mg %. After the transplant, it is 1.2 mg%, said Dr Kothari. “I’m very thankful to my brother who has given me a second life,” said Usman. Qadar, however, feels he has only helped his brother who has been looking after him. “We are blind since birth and he is theo ne who has been taking care of us since then,” he said. -- Avinash Shahi Programme Executive at Score Foundation To know more,Why not visit our Website: http://www.eyeway.org/ And M.Phil Research Scholar at Centre for The Study of Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
