Boy’s wish to donate organs fulfilled

Star: PETALING JAYA: Critical organs from an 18-year-old boy were flown from Kelantan to Kuala Lumpur yesterday for immediate transplant to recipients.
The organs – a heart, a liver and kidneys – were harvested following the death of the boy, who suffered from brain cancer.
According to a Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital spokesman, the boy had told his family about a month ago that he wished to donate his organs.
It is understood that his parents then informed the hospital of the boy's intention.
The organs were flown to the Royal Malaysian Air Force Subang base from the airport in Pengkalan Chepa, arriving at about 4.30pm yesterday.
The RMAF had used a plane to transport four doctors and nine paramedics from the National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur Hospital and Selayang Hospital to procure the organs.
National Transplant Resource Centre chief transplant coordinator Dr Lela Yasmin Mansor said she was grateful to those involved for their cooperation.