Teacher donates organs, saves 8 lives

MADIKERI: A 53-year-old teacher, who suffered a brain hemorrhage and was declared brain dead, gave a fresh lease of life to eight people by donating her vital organs on Sunday.

Pandyanda Asha, the organ donor.

Pandyanda Asha (53), a resident of Sudarshan Layout in the city, was a teacher at her own play school and daycare centre for the last 21 years. She had gone to her daughter’s house in Bengaluru on October 1 for Dasara vacation.

Friends and family of Asha pay their final respects in Madikeri.

Asha suffered a brain hemorrhage and was immediately admitted to Narayana Health. Doctors declared her brain dead and her family consented to donating her organs.

Somanna, the organ donor’s son.

“My mother has been managing a baby-sitting centre for the past 21 years. In the name of kids, we have donated her vital organs,” said Somanna, the organ donor’s son.