Few weeks back our family friend Mrs. Smitaben Patel (home town Nadiad, maiden name Smita Desai) of Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada’s young son Vishal at the age of 39 died due to heart attack.
Smitaben’s husband Shri Yogeshbhai Patel died due to health issues two years ago. To lose a young and very energetic son is a biggest blow to a mother and family which they never thought in their wildest dream.
Vishal used to work in a factory which was owned by his father with Italian partners and previous day of his death he sought very big production order for the company and he was so happy that he hugged her Mom and gave her massage and worked until midnight on computer and went to bed.
Next morning he woke up and went to washroom and all of sudden collapsed near bathtub and his mother upon hearing big thud came upstairs to check and she saw him there. She called 911 and pulled him from bathtub and tried to revive him as per instructions given on phone before running downstairs to open up front door so paramedic people can come. They came and took him in ambulance to the hospital but due to massive heart attack he died.
In this short time period Smitaben and her daughter Natasha took a very bold and courageous decision to donate Vishal’s organs. When so many people in this type of situation cannot think of anything else except mourning and crying. There is very less awareness specially amongst our community and immigrants not only to donate organs of their loved ones but also to fill out forms to donate their organs after death.
I salute her and bow my head as her son’s organs will make life easy to recipients to perform daily routine activities and also bring happiness to family and friends.
Smitaben and her daughter Natasha deserves big Kudos for conveying strong message of awareness as organs donation is best donation which cannot be compared by any financial donation.
May Vishal’s soul Rest In Peace in heaven.
Suresh and Bhavna Patel
Markham, Canada
