2. • “Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby’s face or
love in the eyes of a woman.
• Give my heart to a person whose own heart has caused nothing but
endless days of pain.
• Give my blood to the teenager who was pulled from the wreckage of his
car, so that he might live to see his grandchildren play.
• Give my kidneys to the one who depends on a machine to exist from week
to week.
• Burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the winds to help the
flowers.”
-To Remember Me, Robert Noel Test
3. • Arun was their eldest son. A bright youngster, he was studying Civil
Engineering at the Satyabhama University, Chennai. Imagine the plight of
his parents when they hear the sudden news of his accident and brain
death. To decide on donating his organs, to aid the needy, in that
moment of grief is something but only a few can do. But, Shri. George and
Smt. Thresiamma did precisely that. In the words of Shri. George, his
father, “Arun’s organs would have been buried at our local cemetery.
Now that we have donated his organs, we are glad that his organs would
continue to live in a needy patient”.
• Such people might be rare. But, occasionally, we see shining examples.
Rainy Joy who parted with a part of her own liver to save her niece,
Swathy; the husband and daughters of Saraswathy teacher of Vypeen,
who decided to donate her organs on her brain death. Such selfless
sacrifices wouldn’t be in vain. It would inspire hundreds of others and
would further bolster the organ donation movement. Their acts need to
be recognized.
4. • The K. Chittilappilly Foundation, of which I am the Chairman, would be
honoring them all at an ‘Organ Donation Awareness Program’. The
Foundation has been incorporated with the prime object of undertaking
public charitable activities without any discrimination whether religion,
caste, creed or gender. The program would be held at Hotel Renai,
Palarivattom, Kochi on 25.8.2012. Shri. V. S. Sivakumar, Hon’ble Minister
for Health will be the Chief Guest. Smt. Rainy Joy will also be awarded an
amount of Rs 5 Lakhs, at the function, as a token of appreciation of her
selfless act. The ‘Organ Donation Awareness Program’ seeks to be a
confluence of all those who promote organ donation. Let’s spread the
message……
• DONATE ORGANS. DONATE LIFE.