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Immediately, we took her to Tata will not be able to survive, but
main hospital. She underwent as soon as this organ donation
surgery there. After 48 hours discussion started, that
of observation, the doctor said disappointment turned to a very
that there are very few chances positive side and we entered a
from there on. Then we airlifted very positive environment. While
her and brought her to AIIMS doing that, we had counselling
Delhi. She was under treatment at 8 o'clock in the night. On
here for about 7-8 days. After the second day we did organ
that the observation was fine, donation. Mummy had lofty
but suddenly her blood pressure thoughts in this matter… earlier
dropped a lot, after that, we she used to be very active in
came to know that she had social activities such as eye-
suffered brain death. Then donation. Perhaps we were
the doctor briefed us with the able to do such a big thing with
protocol about organ donation. that very thought in mind, and
We could not tell our father that because of my father's decision
there is something like organ making regarding this matter,
donation because we felt that this thing became possible.
he would not be able to absorb Prime Minister - How many
that. So, we wanted to remove people benefitted through the
from his mind that something organs?
like that was going on. As soon Abhijeet ji – Her heart, two
as we told him that the matter kidneys, liver and both eyes
of organ donation was going were donated, so four people
on. Then he said that no - no, got their lives back and two
this was the mother's wish and people their eyes.
we had to do this. We were very Prime Minister- Abhijeet ji,
disappointed till the time we both your father and mother are
came to know that mummy entitled to a respectful bow. I

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