A noble deed by wife of a brain-dead person
The medical board had informed his family members about Sharma’s condition on Friday morning
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology here witnessed a noble deed by the wife of a brain-dead person on Friday.
When the doctors asked Latha Sharma, wife of S. Neelakanda Sharma, 46, who was declared brain-dead, about the possibility of donating his organs, she gave them the nod without any hesitation. The medical board had informed his family members about Sharma’s condition on Friday morning.
Sharma, who was practising at Vanchiyoor court for the last 22 years, had a stroke on July 6 after his blood pressure shot up and was admitted to SCTIMST. Though doctors tried hard, they could not save him.
S. Neelakanda Sharma
“The family members, especially his wife, were keen on donating his organs without delay,” said a lawyer close to Sharma. Latha works as agriculture officer at Nilamel.
A resident of Parassala Gramam, Sharma is the son of the late R. Subramania Iyer and the late Lalitha. He leaves behind his wife, two sons, Subramania Sharma (tenth grade) and Gautham Sharma (eighth grade), both studying in Dr. G.R. Public School at Neyyattinkara.