12 Year Old Girl Commits Suicide to Donate Organs to Her Sick Family

Warning: You should have a box of tissues nearby if you plan to proceed reading this heart-wrenching tragedy. In the West Bengal area of India, the Sarkar family was in need of medical care that would cost them more than they could afford. The father needed an eye surgery to save his vision, and his son required a kidney transplant to save his life. The younger daughter, a 12-year-old named Mumpy Sarkar, was said to listen quietly as her family discussed their tough situation. And soon, the sensitive little girl decided to take matters into her own hands.

Mumpy told her older sister, Monica, about her suicide plan and even urged her join for "the cause," but Monica, thinking nothing of her little sister's plea, "laughed it off." Then, left alone while her father went to work and her mother ran an errand, Mumpy committed suicide on June 27 by consuming a pesticide known as Thioden.

Incredibly, Mumpy had been cremated before her note was found, in which she asked her mother to give her father her eyes and her brother her kidney. What happened to this little girl and her family is nothing short of absolutely heartbreaking.

In the end, a local state council representative visited the family's home this week and promised financial assistance for medical treatment for both Mumpy's father and brother.

I have very mixed feelings about this.

 

It's a shame she killed herself as she was obviously a very nice person, she just wasn't really old enough to see how she was effecting her family.

 

What a very kind and considerate person. But, I'm still really sad that we lost someone as sweet as her. :'(

R.I.P Mumpy Sarkar

 

[Halo3MLG50s]

It's a shame she had done that, but she only wanted to help her family. R.I.P. Mumpy Sarkar.

 

What a sweet girl. Honestly, purest of pure only wanting to help. RIP.

 

[Delta Squad]

reminds me of the movie seven pounds with will smith

 

[adamh]

shame people have to go to these lengths to get help.

 

[T V]

I'm gonna agree with you... I don't know how to react to this. Although her intentions were genuine and selfless, it's a pretty dark decision to have made... Her love for her family must have been extremely powerful for her to have had it in her to do something like that. However, I'm certain they could have figured out a better alternative...

 

[n4n0]

Wow. I am completely shocked and amazed by this... I'm at a loss for words.

 

[Joker91]

As selfless and "awww, she's a hero!" it seems, I think bad parenting is a factor here.

 

[Foxichu]

As selfless and "awww, she's a hero!" it seems, I think bad parenting is a factor here.

As always, someone blames the parenting. Let's hear why it's their fault this time .

 

[malakadang]

Such an altruistic act by her. This is quite honestly one of the most tragic things I've read, amplified by the fact that her wishes were never granted, the organs never made it to her parents.

 

[Egu]

It's unfortunate to see that young girl die, but I'm glad the father and brother are okay. Mixed feelings indeed.

 

[Joker91]

As always, someone blames the parenting. Let's hear why it's their fault this time .

Someone normally blames parenting because it is the most defining factor in a child's choices and how they turn out as a person. At least at an early age. If you want a deeper explanation, look into psychology.

People blame parenting for a reason, it's usually at fault.

 

[Envenom]

Nothing gives me chills.

This gave me chills....

So sad....

 

[Herman Li]

They had the money to cremate her?

 

[malakadang]

Someone normally blames parenting because it is the most defining factor in a child's choices and how they turn out as a person. At least at an early age. If you want a deeper explanation, look into psychology.

People blame parenting for a reason, it's usually at fault.

In order for this to be valid, these particular parents must have deviated from standard parenting techniques, and even extreme parenting techniques. They must have had their own unique technique as cases like these are one offs. If the parents did not differ from standard parenting techniques, then this argument is flawed as not all children act so altruistically.

In order to blame the parents, you must accept that they have their own unique parenting style which differs from all previous parenting styles enough to cause such an altruistic act. OR, you can only accept that this is a tragedy unless it was parenting related, in which case presumably these parents acted in concordance with modern parenting techniques, we would see all kids committing suicide for family troubles.

 

[Ireland]

Takes somebody to stand up like this to really make a difference. Maybe things that end of the world aren't far from changing. RIP.

 

[Old English]

I'm not quite sure how to react, now we've lost 1 of the very few genuinely kind people in the world. That's saddening RIP.

 

[Noam]

Huh? I thought the actual surgery was the expensive part of these types of operations. She probably didn't help too much if I'm correct.