- The seven-year-old donated his organs
- The recipients were four strangers
A young boy who died of a brain haemorrhage donated his organs to four strangers in a heartbreaking final gift after his death.
Deyaan Udani, a seven-year-old boy from Western Sydney, was on holiday with his family in Mumbai, India, when he started complaining of headaches in 2016.
The headache turned out to be a brain hemorrhage and moments later the boy died while his organs were given to complete strangers, including a seven-year-old girl.
His parents Rupesh and Mili Udani relived the heartbreaking moment they lost their son on Sunday, remembering his kind-hearted spirit as a boy.
“Deyaan was a very loving boy and loved helping others,” Mr Udani said.
Seven-year-old Deyaan Udani (pictured), from Western Sydney, died in 2016 after suffering a brain haemorrhage
‘He once took part in a school carnival race. We advised him to run as fast as possible, but he still came last.
When we asked him why he came last, he replied that he stopped to help a friend who fell while running. That’s what Deyaan was like.’
Deyaan had heard about organ donation at school with his sister a few weeks before he became ill.
His parents carried out his wish to donate his organs, making Deyaan the youngest organ donor in India.
“His heart was received by a seven-year-old girl who had less than a week to live,” Ms. Udani said 7NEWS.
Mr Udani and his family wanted to commemorate Deyaan’s selflessness and created an official day known as ‘Saffron Day’, which they celebrated over the weekend.
“We came up with the idea of Saffron Day because orange was Deyaan’s favorite color,” his father, Rupesh Udani, said in a statement on Sunday.
‘He wanted orange for his birthday and he loved anything orange.
‘Saffron symbolizes courage, strength and sacrifice, qualities you see in little Deyaan.’
Deeyan’s family (pictured) honored the little boy’s wish to have his organs donated after his death
According to NSW Health, there are 1800 people on waiting lists for Australian transplants at any one time
Deyaan’s family hopes to encourage others to register as organ donors.
NSW Health reports there are 1,800 people on Australian transplant waiting lists at any one time.
In NSW, 122 residents became organ donors last year, while 319 residents received an organ transplant.
According to Donate Life, ‘organ, eye and tissue donation saves lives, restores health and improves the quality of life for thousands of Australians every year’.
One organ donor can save the lives of up to seven people and help many more through eye and tissue donation.
Only a small number of people can become organ donors upon death.
A person must die in a hospital, intensive care unit or emergency room under specific circumstances, because organs must function properly to be eligible for transplant