I donated my eggs to a stranger on the train - Lives Less Ordinary, BBC World Service

A chance conversation on the London Underground in the 1990s led Gini Bhogal to make a life-changing decision - one that would connect two families in ways she never imagined.

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In this episode of Lives Less Ordinary, Gini shares the remarkable true story behind an act of extraordinary generosity, the challenges she faced, the secret she kept for years, and how one unexpected meeting changed lives forever and the ripple effect of a single decision.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Edgar Maddicott
Video Producer: Beatrice Guzzardi
Thumbnail Photo: Gini Bhogal

00:00 Coming up
00:36 Introduction
01:19 Meeting Anita on the London Underground
04:30 Why Gini decided to donate her eggs
06:45 Telling her husband
08:50 Why she didn't tell her parents
11:31 Building trust with Anita and her husband
13:52 Meeting baby Christopher
14:57 Telling Christopher the truth about his origins
17:45 Telling her parents the truth
22:10 Looking back on her decision
23:16 Outro

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