India, June 24 -- In a powerful act of compassion amidst personal tragedy, the family of Rekha Maru, a 50-year-old homemaker from Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai, chose to fulfil her long-held wish of donating her organs if her life could not be saved. Their decision brought renewed hope to three patients awaiting transplants, marking Mumbai's 26th deceased organ donation of the year, according to the Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC).

Maru, who had been managing hypertension for years, suffered a sudden spike in blood pressure and collapsed at home on June 10. She was rushed to Medicover Hospital in Navi Mumbai, where doctors diagnosed a severe brain haemorrhage. Despite undergoing two emergency surgeries, her condition remained c...