It was a choice Pankaj Shamkunwar had to make, fast. His wife Rohini had been declared brain dead. He knew what brain death meant, he now says, but took time to understand that his wife had slipped away. He found himself telling hospital officials about the compassionate human being she was even as they waited for him to pause, to tell him about a 16-year-old girl sinking, waiting for a liver. He recalls battling a bunch of unfamiliar emotions, but finally agreed to donate his wife's organs, including the life-saving liver for the teen. With his decision, the waiting list of over 2,800 people awaiting...
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