In an act of selflessness, the family of 71-year-old Surinder Kaur chose to donate her organs after she was declared brain dead at Max Super Speciality Hospital in Saket, Delhi. Their decision gave three patients waiting for transplants a new lease on life.

Ms Kaur was admitted to the hospital on April 18 after experiencing symptoms such as vomiting, uneasiness, and excessive sweating. Doctors later discovered that she had suffered a brain haemorrhage caused by a ruptured blood vessel. Despite emergency efforts, her condition deteriorated, and she was declared brain dead on April 21.

Following discussions with the medical team, her family agreed to donate her organs—an act that would go on to change the lives of three people. Doctors at Max Hospital successfully retrieved her liver and both kidneys for transplantation.

One of her Kidney was allocated to a 59-year-old chronic kidney disease (CKD) patient who had been on the transplant waitlist since February 2020, the other Kidney was allocated to a 53-year-old chronic kidney disease (CKD) patient who registered himself on the transplant waitlist in April 2025 and the Liver was allocated to a 42-year-old patient suffering from end-stage liver disease who had been on the transplant waitlist since January 2025. All three transplants were done at Max Hospital, Saket.

The transplants at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, were led by Dr Subhash Gupta Chairman, Liver Transplant and Biliary Sciences, and, Dr Anant Kumar, Chairman, Urology and Kidney Transplant.

Dr Mukesh Kumar, Director and Head- Neurology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket said, “Ms Surinder Kaur was brought in emergency with an altered level of consciousness, had multiple episodes of vomiting, uneasiness, and excessive sweating. After a thorough investigation, it was found that she had a balloon-like bulge in one of the blood vessels in the brain that was prone to rupture. The family was informed about the critical clinical condition and prognosis of the patient, and the urgent need for surgery under high risk. During the procedure, her brain stopped responding, and she was then declared brain dead. After discussion and counselling, the family made the selfless decision to donate her organs.”

Dr Subhash Gupta, Chairman – Centre for Liver and Biliary Sciences, Max Hospital, Saket, said, “The decision of a family to donate the organs of their brain-dead loved one is an extraordinary act of compassion and selflessness.”

Dr Anant Kumar, Chairman, Urology and Kidney Transplant, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, “With countless patients awaiting kidney transplantation, this act of organ donation has provided a new lease of life to three families."

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