KOCHI: Being a volunteer of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Jasliya Johnson was aware of the significance of organ donation and wished to donate her organs.
“In death, we are grateful to this young girl and the family, as she saved four people. She is the pride of our college,” Sr Shimi, the principal of Morning Star College, told TNIE.
On Wednesday, as the mortal remains of 19-year-old Jasliya were kept for public homage at the Angamaly college, the students and teachers paid a heartfelt tribute to the hardworking woman, who had taken up part-time work as well.
Jasliya, who was a second-year BCom student, was staying at the college hostel. She was returning to the hostel on Saturday evening after work when she met with an accident. The police rushed her to the hospital and informed the college authorities, going by the details found in her identity card.
Belonging to a middle-class family, she worked at Domino’s as a part-time staff member to help support her parents while pursuing her studies.
“Jasliya was a vibrant student. She never skipped a class. Even if she was absent on certain days, she would go to the teachers and learn the chapters. Jasliya was a synonym for hard work. It is a loss for the college too. She had a lot of dreams and wanted to achieve more in her life,” Sr Shimi said.
Jasliya was taken to a hospital nearby and then to Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva. On Tuesday, her brain death was confirmed. Her family expressed their willingness for organ donation, and her kidney was sent to Kottayam medical college hospital, liver was donated to a patient at the same hospital, and her corneas were handed over to the Angamaly Eye Bank Association of Kerala.
“She was a talented young woman who excelled not only in academics but also in sports. Representing our college, she had won several medals in yoga and kho kho at the university level. Even in the hostel, she was a smiling face and a friendly person. She was active in other voluntary services too,” the principal added.
Jasliya is survived by her father Johnson, mother Lima, and brother Jasin.