10-Month-Old Girl Becomes Kerala’s Youngest Organ Donor, Receives State Honour

Last Updated:February 16, 2026, 10:48 IST

Aalin Sherin Abraham, a 10-month-old from Kerala, became the state's youngest organ donor, saving five lives.

A 10-month-old girl from Kerala has become the youngest organ donor in the state after her parents chose to donate her organs following brain death, giving a new chance at life to five patients.

The child, identified as Aalin Sherin Abraham, was critically injured in a road accident on February 5 near Pallam in Kottayam while travelling with her mother and grandparents. Despite treatment at hospitals in Changanassery and Thiruvalla, she was later shifted to Amrita Hospital in Kochi for advanced care.

However, she was declared brain-dead on February 13 after several days of intensive treatment.

Parents Take Decision Amid Grief

Her parents, Arun Abraham and Sherin Ann John from Mallappally in Pathanamthitta district, agreed to donate her organs soon after doctors explained her condition.

Hospital authorities coordinated the process with the Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (K-SOTTO). Doctors described the decision as rare and deeply moving, saying the family chose to help others even in the middle of personal tragedy.

Organs Given Life To Five People

Following surgery, the infant’s organs were distributed to different hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram:

Liver – Transplanted into a six-month-old baby

Kidneys – Given to another child

Heart valve – Sent to Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Corneas – Donated to the eye bank

Police arranged a smooth road corridor to transport the organs quickly.

State Honours The Child

Kerala Police accorded a Guard of Honour to the infant, recognising her contribution. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said the family’s decision was an act of compassion and a message to society about organ donation.

Union Minister Suresh Gopi and state officials paid their respects during the funeral at St. Thomas CSI Church in Nedungadappally, where many locals gathered to honour the child.

Actor Kamal Hassan Shares Post

Actor Kamal Haasan shared an emotional message honouring the parents of 10-month-old Alin Sherin Abraham, whose organs were donated after she was declared brain-dead in Kerala.

“Salute you, Arun Abraham and Sherin Ann John. Our baby, Alin Sherin Abraham, lived for months within her mother, and ten months embraced by her parents’ boundless love," he said.

“Now, she will help five other babies live better lives. By mindset and by heart, you are – and will always remain – loving parents. Please retrieve your happiness through life. You both truly deserve it," added Hassan.

In a heartfelt note addressed to Arun Abraham and Sherin Ann John, Haasan saluted the couple’s courage and compassion, saying their daughter would now help five other children live better lives. He described them as loving parents who had taken a deeply humane decision despite immense grief, and wished them strength and peace in the years ahead.

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