Case Studies
By becoming an organ donor you could help up to nine people in real need.
It’s important to understand the choices you have and why having a conversation with close members of your family and friends about your decision can help.
We are delighted that we have a number of Jain and Hindu personal stories from donor families, patients waiting for an organ transplant and transplant recipients. We will continue to include more stories, and if you know of anyone who may be interested in sharing their story, please contact us at info@jhod.org.uk
Donor Families
Impact of organ donation law change
An Organ Donation Summit held at City Hall in London marked an important milestone in the efforts to increase organ donation rates and save more lives. The Summit was organised by Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Alliance (JHOD), The National Black, Asian, Mixed Race, and Minority, Ethnic (BAME) Transplant Alliance (NBTA) and National Kidney Federation (NKF) and hosted by London...
Bharat Kakkad
Shivum's father, Bharat, fell ill suddenly one morning in May 2019 at home. He sadly never regained consciousness and died a few days later in hospital. He had suffered a cardiac arrest...
Kurran Mehta
19-year-old Kurran's mother Pragna Mehta-Patel fulfilled his wishes by donating his organs following a fatal car accident which saved four lives and has inspired many others to sign up...
Organ Recipients
Impact of organ donation law change
An Organ Donation Summit held at City Hall in London marked an important milestone in the efforts to increase organ donation rates and save more lives. The Summit was organised by Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Alliance (JHOD), The National Black, Asian, Mixed Race, and Minority, Ethnic (BAME) Transplant Alliance (NBTA) and National Kidney Federation (NKF) and hosted by London...
Jyoti Jadav
I’ve finally had my kidney transplant and my new kidney means a new life for me. We’ve been here before, but now I have my life back. I can do the things I’ve...
Sandeep Shah
For more than 20 years, Sandeep Shah lived with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy – a rare, genetic condition affecting the heart muscle and at the start of 2019, his world came crashing...
Living Donors
Impact of organ donation law change
An Organ Donation Summit held at City Hall in London marked an important milestone in the efforts to increase organ donation rates and save more lives. The Summit was organised by Jain and Hindu Organ Donation Alliance (JHOD), The National Black, Asian, Mixed Race, and Minority, Ethnic (BAME) Transplant Alliance (NBTA) and National Kidney Federation (NKF) and hosted by London...
Harsha Kothary & Kirit Kothary
I am a great believer that when you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. My husband Kirit suffered from high blood pressure and Crone’s disease for several years...
Roopa Rana & Nuri
In 2010 I was diagnosed with IgA nephropathy, also known as Berger's disease, a kidney disease that occurs when an antibody called immunoglobulin A (IgA) builds up in your kidneys....