Carson Palmer learns about his tissue donor
As most of you know, I like reading injury reports and whatnot because of my personal experiences with knee injuries and surgeries. I have taken great interest in the Cincinnati Bengals’ QB, Carson Palmer, and his recovery from an ACL and MCL tear as well as a kneecap dislocation since his original injury and then reading that Sports Illustrated article a couple months ago. It also doesn’t hurt that he plays for Cincinnati and that my surgeon used to be the team surgeon there. Anyways, I got an email today from the volunteer coordinator of an organization that I volunteer for, Gift of Life. I am working with this organization and a student group I helped start last year called Students for Organ Donation (SOD) and we’ll be having a battle with OSU to see which group can register the most organ donors. 
Anyways, the email had an attachment with an article about Carson Palmer and his tissue donor. I truly relate to this story because, like Palmer, I have someone else’s tendon in my knee (although in my case, it’s someone else’s patellar tendon). Palmer has the achilles tendon of Julie De Rossi, who was killed by a drunk driver. As an organ/tissue donor, she helped the lives of 50 people including Bengals QB Palmer. I have uploaded the article to my domain in case anyone is interested in reading the whole article.
“It’s amazing to think that somebody else is inside me,” says Palmer, 26, a former Heisman Trophy winner. “You look at the scar. You stare at it. You rub it. It’s given me a second chance at life. And I’m extremely grateful to this person.” …
Among Palmer’s new fans is the family of Julie De Rossi. After learning that he was a recipient of her tissue, they ran a Google search on the Web to find out more about the young athlete. Now, they’re rooting for Palmer to make a complete recovery and take the Bengals to the Super Bowl.
If you aren’t currently an organ and/or tissue donor, please think about it. An organ donor can save 8 lives and a tissue donor can help up to 50 people like me have a second chance at a pain-free life. And please talk to your family and register with your state’s registry because many times they will not look at your license to see if you wanted to be one. If you have any questions, please send me an email.
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