Caption from Dr Lim WL,
It is now 5:00pm Wednesday in Paris (26.3.08)
Dr. Tan Bee Hooi was diagnosed brain dead on the later part of Tuesday morning. Doctors in the ICU enquired if she had considered to be an organ donor otherwise the next step was to withdraw support. We explained that it was likely that the family would agree but needed their presence to declare their willingness to donate Bee Hooi's organs.
This morning her father, sister and the father of her two children arrived at Paris. They had taken the flight from KLIA on Tuesday night. They were brought to the hospital immediately and allowed special visitation rights. Here we were informed that Bee Hooi had already pledged to be a organ donor while in Malaysia. Hence it was the family's desire that those wishes of Bee Hooi should be fulfilled even in France.
It was good to have the family to here in Paris to see Bee Hooi and bid her farewell. Grieving is always painful and very personal.
They were also able to meet Prof. Jacques Moret who took much time explaining what was done to Bee Hooi and the subsequent complications that arose as a result of the embolization.
Next they were taken to the Malaysian Embassy in France and were received by our Ambassador. Our ambassador conveyed his condolences and offered help to the family in whatever way possible to expediate the return of Bee Hooi's remains.
The organ harvesting will probably start late this evening and will not finish until early tomorrow morning.
I have no more tears for Bee Hooi, only respect and admiration for this wonderful person and a true Malaysian.
Lim Wee Leong
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