Daniel with his parents Joe Jacob and Shiji Abraham, and younger sister Isabelle. He died 21 days after a swimming accident on Aug 22 left him brain-dead. His kidneys have gone to an 11-year-old girl and his corneas have gone to two different adults. -- PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE JACOB FAMILY
His farewell gift would be a gift of life.
That is how the parents of three- year-old Daniel Jacob decided that he would be Singapore's youngest solid-organ donor, allowing doctors to transplant all his usable organs after a drowning accident left him brain-dead.
Daniel's kidneys have since been given to an 11-year-old girl whose kidneys have failed, apparently due to a congenital kidney disease.
His corneas went to two different adults. One had an ulcer on the cornea, leaving him close to losing his sight.
Source: The Straits Times
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