Janet, a 37-year-old woman, ………………………. (was leading / is leading / has led) a normal life until last month. On June 30, her husband …………………….. (rushed / was rushed / has rushed) her to hospital after she complained of headache and vomiting. She ……………………….. (diagnosed / was diagnosed /had diagnosed) with a brain aneurysm and underwent an emergency operation on July 5. She ……………………… (recovered / has recovered / had recovered) quite well after the surgery but suffered an intracranial bleed a few days later and ………………………. (slipped / has slipped / was slipping) into coma. Two days later, doctors ……………………. (told / was telling / had told) her husband that she was brain dead and inquired if he would like to donate her organs. Her husband agreed because his father …………………………. (died / has died / had died) for want of a new liver. One of his uncles also has a kidney problem. So he knew what suffering ……………………….. (was / has been / had been) He …………………….. (donated / has donated / had donated) Janet’s organs to ailing patients who were complete strangers to him.

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Janet, a 37-year-old woman, was leading a normal life until last month. On October 1, her husband rushed her to hospital after she complained of headache and vomiting. She was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and underwent an emergency operation on October 5. She recovered quite well after the surgery but suffered an intracranial bleed a few days later and slipped into coma. Two days later, doctors told her husband that she was brain dead and inquired if he would like to donate her organs. Her husband agreed because his father had died for want of a new liver. One of his uncles also has a kidney problem. So he knew what suffering was. He donated Janet’s organs to ailing patients who were complete strangers to him.