A brief farewell ceremony was held on the morning of February 7th

Xinhua News Agency, Jinan, February 8th - On the afternoon of today, when the staff of the Provincial Red Cross told Mr. Liu, aged 54: your son's donated organs have already given five people a new life, this simple farmer choked up and nodded repeatedly - his son's final wish has finally been fulfilled. This is the eighth case of human organ donation in our province.

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Deputy Director of the Human Organ Donation Expert Group of the province and Director of the Organ Transplant Center of Shandong Provincial Hospital, Mr. Liu Jun, told reporters that about 1.5 million patients in China need organ transplants every year, while there are only about 10,000 organ transplant surgeries per year, far from meeting the needs of clinical treatment. For some organ failure patients, organ transplantation is the only hope to prolong life. Due to the severe shortage of donors, many patients pass away while waiting. In October 2010, our province launched a pilot program for human organ donation and completed the first human organ donation on February 18, 2011. Up to now, eight cases have been completed.

Volunteer donor Xiao Liu is from Xing Village, Zhangqiu, Jinan. He is only 20 years old this year. When he was 10 years old, he was found to have a brain tumor. Over the past decade, his parents have traveled across the country's major hospitals to treat their son, but the treatment effect has not been ideal. At the end of 2011, Xiao Liu proposed to donate organs and corneas after death. "At first we felt quite sudden and could not accept it, but our son convinced us that we can make our lives meaningful and help others," said Mr. Liu and his wife. They contacted the Zhangqiu City Red Cross Society and completed the donation registration.

After the donation was completed, relevant staff restored the original appearance of the body. On the morning of February 7, a brief farewell ceremony was held. Under the accompaniment of the provincial Red Cross Society, hospital staff and family members, Xiao Liu's body was cremated and then buried at sea.

□ Reported by reporter Wei Ran

According to his will, under the witness of the staff of the provincial Red Cross Society, the organization successfully obtained two kidneys, one liver, and two corneas. The donated organs were transplanted into three critically ill waiting patients in three hospitals in our province, and the corneas were transplanted into two critically ill corneal disease patients. Now the five recipients have stable vital signs and good recovery conditions. "A part of my son's life continues, which is the greatest comfort for us."

On February 4, Xiao Liu suddenly fell into a coma. Coordinated by the provincial and Jinan city Red Cross Societies, Shandong Provincial Hospital admitted Xiao Liu for free treatment. After admission, Xiao Liu's condition deteriorated rapidly. The expert team of the Provincial Hospital actively carried out rescue efforts, but due to the long duration of illness and severe condition, he died despite all efforts at 9 pm on February 6.