Sankalp BDO activities
They have established Dr.Rajkumar Eye Bank with the sole purpose of disseminating the importance of eye donation and to facilitate in the collection, processing and distribution of eyes to the needy i.e., to help the corneal blind people. Eyes need to be donated within 6 hours following death. All one has to do is to call up the eye bank at the earliest, following death. The eye bank has necessary arrangements to collect the eyes so donated.
Cornea is the clear tissue covering the front of the eye and is the focusing element of the eye. Injuries, infections, diseases, malnutrition, congenital disorders, chemical burns and post-operative factors are the main causes of corneal blindness. Sight restoration is possible with corneal transplant. Anyone of any age can donate eyes, even those who have undergone cataract surgery, wear spectacles, are hypertensive, suffer from diabetics, asthma or tuberculosis. Eyes are never removed from a living person.
Sankalp Volunteers often get to meet doctors while solving blood cases. We often get to hear what the doctors told the patient about arranging for blood.
Please discuss here your experiences in this regard. Share the responses the doctors gave you (or gave someone else).
This forum is not meant to undermine or dis-respect anyone. The sole purpose of this is to make the donor community aware about prevalent problems and misconceptions.
WHO CAN DONATE?
Living Donation Some organs and tissues can be donated by living people. A healthy body easily replaces blood, blood platelets, and bone marrow, so they can be donated more than once. A person can donate a single kidney or part of the liver while alive. The remaining kidney can provide some of the function of the donated kidney, and the liver grows back (regenerates) to its original size in a few weeks. It is also possible to donate part of one lung, part of the pancreas, or part of the intestine, although these organs do not regenerate.
DON'T TAKE YOUR ORGANS TO HEAVEN FOR GOD KNOWS THEY ARE NEEDED HERE" There are few acts in life that are more noble than donating our organs. Donating our organs after we are gone from this world is the closest that we can come to giving life to another individual. Organ donation is a wonderful legacy we can leave behind. The eyes continue to see the wonders of the world and the heart continues to sing a new song. The organs that a single person donates can give a new lease of life to as many as five individuals.
