Indian heart gives new lease of life to Pakistani girl

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Chennai (India Times) - The heart of a 69-year-old man who passed away earlier this year will continue to live, across the border, in Pakistan on a teenager.

19-year-old Ayesha Rashan from Karachi, Pakistan who had been battling heart disease for ten years is all set to live a normal life, with an Indian heart.

Ayesha underwent a successful heart transplant in Chennai’s MGM Healthcare and was discharged from the hospital last week.

Ayesha's family first brought her to India in 2019 when she suffered a cardiac arrest and went into heart failure.

They consulted Senior cardiac surgeon Dr. K R Balakrishnan at the Malar Hospital in Chennai's Adyar, who recommended a heart transplant for the teenager.

The family was hesitant as they were not able to afford the various Rs 35 lakhs that would cost for the transplant surgery.

So the doctors fitted her with a mechanical pump that helps the left ventricle pump blood. But this did not last long and in 2023 the right side of her heart also failed, leaving her family with no other choice but to undergo the transplant.

It was not just the high cost of the surgery that her family and doctors had to deal with, but also regulations.

According to the Health Ministry guidelines, an organ can be allotted to a foreign national only if there is no Indian recipient available to receive it at that time.

But luckily for Ayesha, in January her family got a call from the doctors that the heart of a 69-year-old man was available for transplant.

Hospital performs transplant for free

The organ, harvested from a brain-dead patient in Delhi was successfully transplanted on Ayesha by the doctors at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, who did the procedure free of cost.

Chennai-based Aishwaryam Trust also provided financial assistance to the family during their stay in India.

Ayesha who has been discharged from the hospital and given the green light by doctors to fly back home, hopes to become a fashion designer one day.

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Volker Metzger Friday, 26 April 2024 03:04 PM

A wonderful message from India that shows that human ❤️ can overcome all prejudices, hostilities and borders!!! The ❤️ reminds us that only compassion and human solidarity make life easier and unite us all!!! Thanks to the Indian donor and the doctors who are giving the Pakistani girl a new life!!!

NV Jen Friday, 26 April 2024 03:35 PM

Humanity lives beyond borders and mental barriers. Hats off to the Doctors at Malar Hospital for their free, life saving service and the Aiyswaryam Trust that took care of the living expenses of the Pakistani family.

Ravi Kishore Friday, 26 April 2024 03:36 PM

What a story! Humanity wins as always.

Nihal S Friday, 26 April 2024 03:59 PM

Very nice. I wish you speedy recovery.

ram Friday, 26 April 2024 05:48 PM

it is heartbroken to read about Indian bureaucratic behavior that Indians should be prioritized in organ transplants, there are so many useless bureaucratic systems which are big barriers to the people

Lion Saturday, 27 April 2024 10:57 AM

It would be an outrage if we did the same in Sri Lanka. Imagine prioritizing a foreigner over your own citizens.

SSZ KHAN Friday, 26 April 2024 08:07 PM

People to people interaction can overcome politically motivated divisions in the subcontinent

Pathmaranjan Perera Saturday, 27 April 2024 03:32 AM

Very nice. God bless .

Sambo Saturday, 27 April 2024 08:24 AM

True humanity with no barriers of cast,creed or religion. Politicians please copy.

Human Being Saturday, 27 April 2024 11:04 AM

what a heart moving incident, Well Done to the doctors of Malar Hospital, Congratulations Ayesha, When Love wins over anything

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