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http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§i d=2&contentid=20130315201303150151114849e75cace Religion lost the battle against life when Shajidabanu from Rakhial donated her kidney to businessman Mahesh Thakker from Madhya Pradesh while his wife Pushpa gave her organ to Firoz Khan Pathan.... Love for life pushed religion out of the equation at a kidney crossover transplant marathon organised in the city to mark World Kidney Day on Thursday. A Muslim woman from Rakhial donated her organ to a Hindu patient in return for a kidney for her husband. Shajidabanu, 37, gave her kidney to Mahesh Thakker from Madhya Pradesh at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC). Shajidaâs husband Firoz Khan Pathan was diagnosed with kidney problems 12 years ago. A daily wage earner, Firozâs kidney problems escalated three years ago. Shajida says, âBoth his kidneys failed last February and doctors declared we had no option but to perform a transplant.â Dialysis was a costly affair. âThat was when IKDRC came to our rescue. Firoz did not find a match within the family. So doctors began looking for a crossover donor,â she said. The same concern was shared by donor-recipient Mahesh, a businessman. His wife Pushpa says, âMahesh was diagnosed with kidney infection five years ago. All that mattered to me was saving my husbandâs life.â The fact that they were swapping organs with a Muslim couple was inconsequential. Shajida, who lost her uncle in 1994 riots, says, âHow does it matter whether I am donating to a Hindu or Muslim. Only humanity matters. It is times like these you realize that God created only humans. It is we who divide ourselves in various categories.â IKDRC Director H L Trivedi said, âIt took us a lot of time to find donors and recipient families. To match their reports, convince them and finally get them here was the most difficult part of the whole process. Close to 25 doctors were involved in the surgeries which began at 6 am and went on till 8 pm.â He attributed the cultural make-up of the male-dominated society for higher number of female donors. Trivedi says, âThe women in our society are taught to sacrifice everything for the men. And they are made to feel happy about it, too. These ten donors are just a sample size of the society, at large.â Echoing the same thoughts, Dr Sonal Dalal of Sterling hospital, says, âThe Human Transplant Act of 1994 set guidelines of who could be called a ânear relativeâ. This includes wife, mother, father, brother, sister and children. Last year, grandparents were also included in the list. Yet, the ratio of female to male donors is 70:30. However, the ratio is gradually changing.â  Koi Hindu hai, koi Muslim hai aur koi isai hai. Magar sabne insaan naa banne ki kasam khai hai |
