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Ruby Nagra saved five lives

What a brave girl!! An angel! May she rest in peace and may God give her family courage.

NRI Ruby Nagra's organ donations saved five lives in UK

London, Nov. 21, 2008
Ashok Mehta

NRI Ruby Nagra, 18, of Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, has died from meningitis on Friday, Nov. 14, after she contracted a severe form of the infection for the past six weeks. Ruby Nagra's family authorized doctors to give the organs to patients waiting for transplants. In few hours after her death, her heart, one lung, liver and kidneys were given to patients for transplants.

Six weeks ago, Ruby attended Nottingham Trent University as an education and psychology student when telephone her mother that she had an eye infection and had been advised to attend an eye clinic in the city.

Her mother, Jasvinder Kaur said:

  • I remember we had a conversation in a pub where she said 'Mum, if somebody needs something when I die, then I would give it to them', so we knew what she would have wanted.
  • Her heart, one lung, liver and kidneys were given to patients desperate for transplants.
  • I thought I was biased, being her mother, but everyone else thought she was great, too
  • We are so proud of what she has done.
  • We wanted to thank the doctors and nurses who treated Ruby.

Satnam Lehal, her uncle said, "Ruby was bubbly, energetic and makes one other person think about donating, something has come of it."

She attended Kirby Muxloe Primary School, Brookvale High, in Groby, Groby Community College and Regents College. She always wanted to work with children after university and had helped out at nurseries.

The family wanted to thank the doctors and nurses who treated Ruby, who also leaves two sisters, aged 13 and 15, and her dad, Gurmakh Nagra.

Nottingham Trent University's spokesperson said: "We were extremely saddened to hear of this death and our thoughts are with the family and friends at this very sad time."

The Government rejected introducing "presumed consent", which would have allowed organs to be removed without the patient having given explicit permission. Such a change had been publicly backed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer.

 

 

Ruby Nagra, 18, told her family she wanted to donate her organs for transplant


Such a sad loss of a young life, my thoughts and prayers are for the family she leaves behind- two sisters, aged 13 and 15, and her dad, Gurmakh Nagra.......Ashok Mehta