She’s even set up a foundation to promote organ donation and help support transplant patients. Tamil Nadu’s deceased-donor organ transplant programme is now nine years old and serves as model for other States with transplant programmes of their own. Every year, the country performs 200 heart transplants, a majority in Chennai. While about a quarter of patients with transplants can survive 30 years, for the rest — especially younger adults and children — second transplants may become necessary. Now back in Bengaluru, Reena — who sings at weddings, composes jingles and enjoys vacationing by the sea — is slowly getting back to life as usual.

Source: The Hindu November 04, 2017 18:33 UTC