Karma in real life

blood transfusion (he was given 1.5 litres of blood from Red Cross donors), Krishan woke up not knowing what the doctors had done with him: were his legs amputated? Thankfully, Leibenson’s roadside fix had prevented the need for amputation; however, the doctors weren’t able to salvage the remaining bones in his legs. As a result, Krishan’s bones in his right leg from the femur (thigh bone) all the way down to the tibia and fibula (ankle), as well as his left leg from the patella (knee) to the fibula (ankle) were all replaced - with titanium.

Krishan is the sort of person who believes in doing good deeds and making a difference. He regularly donates blood, plasma and bone marrow at Red Cross centres.Once, after recording a 98% stem cell match to a 15-year-old girl who was dying of leukaemia, he donated his bone marrow for a procedure that saved her life. Did some higher power intervene on his behalf when he was lying on the side of the road? Was there someone watching over him?

Karma is a tricky thing to speculate about. After his surgery, Krishan had to relearn how to stand and walk. But after two years of physiotherapy, Krishan now has a clean bill of health. In February 2019, he completed a 50-km hike with no problems. He hasn’t been on a motorbike since his accident, and is unlikely to do so in the future. “My family will kill me if I talk about getting on a motorbike again,” he laughs. Now, besides his usual donations, Krishan also wants to thank those who helped save his life – Dr Max, the doctors who operated on him and the paramedics, but also the countless unknown Red Cross donors who donated the blood that saved his life. As a way of thanking them and the Australian Red Cross, Krishan is organising a free Red Cross - Concert under the Stars charity event at Ettamogah Hotel in Kellyville on Saturday 25 May 2019. The family-friendly event will hopefully raise awareness for the kind of incredible work the Australian Red Cross does. anything and I was seeing weird things. I thought to myself, ‘I must have died’”.

It was nearly midnight by the time they reached the hospital. Krishan says a lot of what happened next is a blur. “In the emergency ward and OT, through x-ray scans and signing waivers, I kept telling the medical staff just one thing – whatever happens, don’t amputate my legs.”

After a 9-hour long surgery which required