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Kerala Parents Donate Teen’s Organs After Fatal Bike Crash
A 17-year-old boy named Adhil died after a motorcycle accident in Kerala.
He had been returning from catering work when the accident happened.
His parents were very sad about losing him.
They decided to donate his organs so other people might live.
They first hoped to donate his heart.
Doctors said his heart could not be donated because of valve problems he had since birth.
The family then agreed to donate his kidneys and liver.
The recipients’ identities will remain confidential.
A 17-year-old boy named Adhil died after suffering serious injuries in a motorcycle accident in Malappuram.
Adhil was returning from catering work at Mannarmala when the crash occurred.
His parents decided to donate his organs after his death at a hospital on Monday.
The family initially hoped to donate his heart, but doctors said congenital valve issues made that impossible.
The parents donated his kidneys and liver, with recipients registered through a government agency.
- Who
- Adhil, a 17-year-old from Perinthalmanna, and his parents.
- What
- After Adhil died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash, his parents donated his kidneys and liver.
- Where
- The accident occurred at Mannarmala in Malappuram, Kerala, and Adhil later died at a hospital.
- When
- The organ donation decision and retrieval procedure were reported on Monday; no specific date was given.
- Why
- His parents wanted his death to give other patients a chance to live and to feel that he remained alive through them.
Key facts
- Age
- 17
- Accident
- Motorcycle crash while returning from catering work
- Location
- Mannarmala, Malappuram, Kerala
- Organs donated
- Kidneys and liver
- Heart donation
- Not possible because of congenital valve issues
- Recipient process
- Recipients were registered with a government agency, and their identities were kept confidential
- Procedure status
- Organ retrieval was underway, after which the body would be returned to the family
Quotes
Adhil’s parents
Parents of the 17-year-old Kerala accident victim who donated his organs
“We do not know the exact recipients, but we have been informed about it. We were also told that the details should be kept confidential. The organs will be donated to people registered with the government agency”
NDTV
“We could not bear his leaving this world. Despite that, we wish that at least a few patients may live through him. We also did this so that we would feel he is still alive somewhere”
NDTV
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