Dr. Tan Bee Hooi, an anesthetist at the Hospital Pulau Pinang, passed away on 26 March 2008 due to complications from surgeries relating to arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in her brain. Dr. Tan has been undergoing treatment at the Fondation Rothschild, under the care of Professor Jacques Moret, a world renowned interventional neuro-radiologist.
The complicated procedure of the embolization of the AVM on 11 March 2008 went well. However, the condition of Dr. Tan, or Bee Hooi as she was fondly known, took a turn for the worse. She passed away peacefully due to complications from the follow-up surgeries.
Despite the grief following her loss, her family had taken the bold and timely decision to donate her organs to the recipients in France and Europe, which included her cornea, heart, kidney and liver. Her father, Dato’ Tan Gin Soon believed that her daughter would have wanted him to do this, given her deep and abiding interest to serve fellow human beings. Dato’ Tan Gin Soon will return to Penang with her daughter’s remains on Saturday, 29 March 2008.
The Malaysian Ambassador to France, Dato’ S. Thanarajasingam in conveying and extending his condolences, praised Dr. Tan for doing Malaysia proud of her organ donation to the needy patients in France and Europe. "She was truly a remarkable woman. Even in her death, she has given life".
Embassy of Malaysia
Paris
28 March 2008
http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=44&id=1246
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