Organ donation from a hero

At 4:30 on Aug. 28, people crowed outside of the ICU of Zhangjiajie Hospital. When the doctor unplugged hero Mei Xiong's oxygen hose, everyone at the scene broke into tears.

On Aug. 12, soldier Mei Xiong stationed in a navy unit in Zhangjiajie happened at the scene where a tourist bus rolled over on a highway. To rescue people from the bus, Mei got severely hit. After several day of resuscitating, he still remained in a coma and his situation kept going worse.

On Aug. 27, Mei's family voluntarily contacted Red Cross of Hunan Province, decided to stop Mei's medical treatment and donate his functional organs.

"When he was alive, he risked his life to save people; now he is gone, he is still saving others’ lives," said coordinator Zhou Lin from China Organ Donation Administrative Center. Each organ donation has a touching story behind it, and Mei Xiong's story is especially moving.

After evaluation, Mei Xiong's liver and kidney were qualified for donation. When he was in the operation room for organ removal, his sisters, wife, and 4-month-old child were all waiting in the hallway, crying. "If my brother knew he could save more people, I believe he will rest in peace," said Mei's sister. Mei's battalion chief Wang Haitao prepared a new set of uniform for Mei, he told journalists that Mei Xiong will always be their pride.

In Zhangjiajie, many people have heard about Mei Xiong's story. On Aug. 28, many citizens voluntarily came to the hospital and waited in the hall to see off the hero. After the operation, two ambulances with Mei's organs set off from the hospital and headed to Changsha for the patients in need…