14-Month-Old from Surat Donates Heart and Kidneys, Saves Two Lives

“The house looks haunted without him,” said his mother

14-month-old Somnath lying on the hospital bed.

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Parents of this 14-month-old Somnath Sunil Shah from Surat had no idea that soon in an unfortunate accident they will lose their dear baby. This toddler is reportedly Gujarat’s youngest organ donor, who has saved two lives by donating his heart and kidneys.

Somnath fell down the stairs and got fatally hit in the head. The mishap was so tragic that when he was admitted to the New Civic Hospital in Surat, the doctors declared him brain dead.

Donate Life, an initiative for organ donation, convinced the parents to donate their child’s organs so that two lives can be saved.

I knew my son wouldn’t survive. So I thought if we could save the lives of the children then it would be a noble deed...The house looks haunted without him      

Kiran Shah, Somnath’s Mother

Somnath’s heart was transplanted into 3-year-old Aaradhya in Mumbai and his kidneys were donated to a 14-year-old boy in Ahmedabad.

(With inputs from Sweta Singh)

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