On Tuesday, a 61-year-old woman, who has been suffering from ill health for years, received a priceless gift from her younger sibling in the form of a kidney.
<img title="Vimla Kewalramani and Poonam Advani say they are now closer than ever" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/sep/Vimla-Kewalramani.jpg" alt="Vimla Kewalramani and Poonam Advani say they are now closer than ever" /> Vimla Kewalramani and Poonam Advani say they are now closer than ever
Poonam Advani, a resident of Ajmer, came to the city a few months ago, after her health took a sudden sharp turn for the worse. After examining her, doctors gave her the devastating news that she was suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) and was in dire need of a transplant.
Her son, who underwent a kidney transplant when he was only 22-year-old, wasn&rsquo;t eligible to be her donor. Poonam, who is also a cancer survivor, was then informed that her sister, Vimla Kewalramani, who is only three years younger than her, was a match.
Vimla said, &ldquo;I immediately agreed to become a donor. My sister has been suffering from hypertension for the last decade, and doctors informed us that dialysis wouldn&rsquo;t help improve her life.&rdquo; On Tuesday, Poonam became the third member in her family to undergo a kidney transplant. Her youngest sister Ridhika&rsquo;s husband also underwent a kidney transplant nearly 17 years ago.
&ldquo;Even I wanted to donate my kidney to my elder sister. But since it has been long since my husband&rsquo;s transplant, I might need to donate my kidney to him in the future, if his health deteriorates again,&rdquo; she explained. The procedure lasted for nearly three hours, following which Poonam is now recuperating in the ICU of Global Hospital, where she went under the knife.
Speaking to mid-day, Dr Bharat Shah, director of the institute of renal sciences in the privately-run hospital, said he suspects hypertension might have resulted in CKD for Poonam, as her creatinine levels were high. &ldquo;We have conducted 50 live kidney transplants this year. The patient will be discharged in the next five to seven days. Her condition is stable,&rdquo; he said.
The donor, Vimla, is expected to get a discharge from the hospital on Thursday, and doctors have said that she will make a full recovery in a few months. &ldquo;Thankfully, the paperwork required to get a green signal from the government got done on time and there was no delay in the surgery, even though we are from Rajasthan. My sister and I have always been close, but after the kidney transplant we have bonded even more, though we&rsquo;re admitted in different rooms of the hospital now,&rdquo; she said.

The 58-year-old sibling stepped up to the task, as the woman&rsquo;s son could not be her donor, having undergone a kidney transplant himself

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The 58-year-old sibling stepped up to the task, as the woman&rsquo;s son could not be her donor, having undergone a kidney transplant himself

61-year-old gets another shot at life, with sister's kidney

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