I want my husband to live through others, so I decided to donate his organs,” said 52-year-old Madhavi Thakkar. Her husband Vimal, 58, was recently declared braindead, following which she and her two children donated his liver, kidneys and eyes, saving 5 people in need. 

The deceased, Vimal, a real estate agent, had some headache, followed by vomiting on April 21. He later lost consciousness, following which Madhavi rushed him to the nearby Vinayaka Hospital in Nalasopara. Doctors carried out a CT scan and learnt that he suffered brain haemorrhage. He was then shifted to Wockhardt Hospital in Mira Road late on Friday night. Vimal was supposed to undergo a surgery on Saturday, but he suffered a stroke before that, following which doctors declared him braindead.