The Hanoi man's organ donation application was written just two days before his death.

On February 20, the hotline of the National Organ Transplant Coordination Center received a call from a woman. Her name is Le Thi Phuong, from Hanoi. She asked about the organ donation registration form of her cousin, Hac Ngoc Trung, which she had sent to the center on February 19.

The center staff said they had not received this application. The caller informed them that Mr. Trung had passed away and his family wanted to donate his corneas according to the deceased's wishes.

A representative of the National Organ Transplant Coordination Center said that on February 22, Mr. Trung's organ donation registration application was sent to the hospital. His letter, dated February 18, was written by Ms. Le Thi Phuong.

"He was very weak that day," Ms. Phuong said. His scribbled signature on the application also clearly showed his exhaustion.

Upon receiving information from the National Organ Transplant Coordination Center, Mr. Nguyen Huu Hoang, Director of the Eye Bank, Central Eye Hospital, immediately went to Hospital 198 - where Trung breathed his last - to receive the cornea. The family was in pain but all agreed to donate the cornea.

"This is the 23rd person to donate corneas in 2019. The young man's noble gesture helps bring light to two people," said Mr. Hoang.

According to Mr. Hoang, the hospital is consulting to transplant Mr. Trung's corneas to patients on the waiting list.

Mr. Hac Ngoc Trung works in the banking industry. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer two months ago. In his final days, he shared his wish to donate his organs and a part of his body to life and medicine.

Le Nga