Family donates eyes of 28-year-old railway employee in Kothagudem

The family of 28-year-old railway employee Aravapalli Uday Kumar donated his corneas after he died of a heart attack while on duty in Kothagudem. Staff from Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital collected the corneas, offering hope to people with vision impairment

Kothagudem: Living up to his name ‘Uday’ (which means ‘dawn’ or ‘rise’), a young man has brought light into the lives of others, even after his own journey came to an end.

Exemplifying humanity the bereaved family of the 28-year-old railway employee, Aravapalli Uday Kumar, donated his eyes overcoming the grief of losing their loved one following a heart attack.

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Uday Kumar, a resident of Gollagudem Railway Colony in Writer Basti in Kothagudem, suffered a heart attack while on duty on Saturday. His colleagues rushed him to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Upon receiving information, the staff of Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital at Government General Hospital here collected the young man’s cornea. Uday Kumar is survived by his wife, two children, and his mother.