Though the family head succumbed to his injuries at Bhandara, his motivated kins brought the body to Nagpur so that his organs can be donated to provide new lease of life to the needy. This is probably the unique example in recent times as far as Nagpur zone is concerned where relatives with an intention of organ donation even brought body to Nagpur. The story goes like this. Ramdas Singanjude (49) was a car driver. He had a family of wife Malti (47) and a son Nayan(19). On February 19, 2024 at around 8.30 pm Ramdas was returning home and he met with an accident. He suffered a severe head injury so he was immediately taken to the Government hospital at Bhandara for primary treatment. He was treated for two days, but he did not respond to the treatment. Doctors conducted all the tests and check-ups. All test reports confirmed that he had bleeding in the brain. His condition neurologically deteriorated and doctors declared him brain dead. His family agreed to bring the body to Nagpur for the organ donation, after they were convinced by the doctors and counsellors abou the importance and need for organ donation.

 

“(After our conselling,) the patient’s family was very much motivated for this noble cause. Since donation and retrieval takes place only at registered hospitals, the deceased was shifted to Alexis hospital for organ donation. This is also the part of the new initiative taken up by Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC) for organ sharing across all districts in Vidarbha region as we see tremendous increase in awareness for the cause,” said Dr Rahul Saxena, Secretary of ZTCC. “Dr Gopal Sarve, General Surgeon at Bhandara helped the family in clearing their doubts about organ donation. He also coordinated for shifting of the donor to Nagpur,” pointed out Dr Sanjay Kolte, President of ZTCC. Preeti Jain (Coordinator, Alexis) counseled the relatives for the organ donation. His elder brother Radheshyam Singanjude (60 years) gave consent to organ donation. His family agreed to donate two kidneys, a liver and corneas. Accordingly, ZTCC comprising Dr Sanjay Kolte, Dr Rahul Saxena and Transplant Coordinator Dinesh Mandpe swung into action. The committee planned the distribution of the organs as per the waiting list.