A three-year-old drowning victim has become the youngest organ donor of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), as well as first pediatrics donor of the St. Luke’s Medical Center.
It may be said therefore, that young Ezra Rosario willingly gave away his life so that others may live.
The Washington-based Rosario family recently visited the Philippines for a vacation.
Julius Rosario and his wife Jennae decided that Ezra and his twin brother would celebrated their birthday in Paoay, Ilocos Norte last November 6.
Because of sheer excitement, Ezra unwittingly jumped into the adult’s side of the pool where the water was too deep for him to swim, and he drowned.
The local hospital did not have the needed equipment to revive the boy, so the parents airlifted him to Manila.
After four days of fighting for his life, doctors declared the three year-old kid as “brain dead.”
“Automatic na ata siguro sa parents na alam na namin na tama na rin. ‘Mag-rest ka na lang anak ko,’ parang ganun,” Jennae said on ‘Unang Balita.’
The grieving parents decided to donate some of Ezra’s organs.
A report had it that an anonymous 24-year-old beneficiary will receive Ezra’s kidney, while others will benefit from his corneas.
