Sharing burdens – and organs

Lifesavers, timesavers: Healthcare personnel escorted by members of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department at the launch of Organ Donation Awareness Week. The event featured a ‘gimmick’ arrival via helicopter, symbolising the urgent nature of organ donation. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: They went through nail-biting times. But these kidney donors are now thriving together with the recipients of their selfless acts.

It has been 15 years since Siti Aesahah Mohd Nor donated her kidney to her nephew Abdullah Bukhari Abdul Rahim, who is now 50.