NAGPUR: A 50-year-old photographer from Takalghat, who died of brain stroke on Tuesday, donated his heart, kidneys, liver, and eyes to needy patients.
It was the 13th heart retrieval from Nagpur.
The heart was transplanted on a 44-year-old man admitted to Mumbai’s Reliance Hospital.Man donates organ in NagpurThis was the first organ donation after the second wave of Covid-19 and 5th for 2021.
Office-bearers of the Zonal Transplant Coordination Center (ZTCC), Nagpur, said Dinesh Sakharam Sonawane, who owns a photo studio and an optical shop at Takalghat, was admitted to Meditrina Institute of Medical Sciences on Tuesday.
“He had complaints of giddiness, blurred vision, slurred speech, and unconscious state.
His test reports diagnosed circularity stroke,” said Dr Sameer Paltewar, director of Meditrina Institute.
In spite of all the treatment, his condition deteriorated neurologically, and a team of doctors declared him brain dead on Tuesday evening.
Dr Sanjay Kolte, ZTCC secretary, told TOI that family members themselves came forward to donate organs.
“Sonawane’s nephew Suyog and son Suyash gave formal consent.
They told that Dinesh was a very helpful person.
It was indeed heartening to see the young boys in their twenties.
They had elaborate knowledge as well reaffirming commitment to the cause of organ donation,” said Dr Kolte.
Zone coordinator Veena Wathore said a team of doctors from Mumbai’s Reliance Hospital reached through a commercial flight to Nagpur.
A green corridor was created from Meditrina Institute to Nagpur airport and the heart reached the airport within 4 minutes.
“For one kidney, a green corridor was created from Meditrina Hospital to Archarya Vinoba Bhave Hospital in Sawangi.
Nagpur city, rural, traffic, and Wardha police helped us a lot,” she added.
ZTCC Nagpur president Dr Vibhawari Dani said after a setback to the organ transplant movement due to Covid 19, the Nagpur team is at work again.
“Community awareness is need of the day for getting more organs to save lives.
We respectfully appreciate the relatives, who graciously consented for organ donation,” she added.