Chris Klug on OLNTV
By Pat Donnelly,
September 26, 2004 in Carving Central
Pat Donnelly
Scheduled to air in late November . . . (23rd, 24th & 28th)
FEARLESS (TV-G)
Chris Klug is the 'bounce back kid,' a snowboarding champion who spent a lifetime overcoming daunting physical challenges. After suffering from severe asthma as a child, Klug became one of snowboarding's pioneers, envisioning a future in the Olympics at a time when competitors wore moon boots and their flex was determined by the number of wraps of duct tape. Fighting through chronic heel problems and a knee injury that threatened him with permanent nerve damage, Klug remained a world class snowboarder for more than a decade - only to become afflicted by a deadly liver disease known as Primary Schlerosing Cholangitis, or PSC - the same illness which claimed the life of Klug's athletic idol, Walter Payton. But Klug survived, rebounding from a liver transplant in the summer of 2000 to capture an Olympic bronze medal less than two years later - while utilizing his celebrity, through the United Network of Organ Sharing, to help save the lives of others.
Location:Hayward, CA
I love that guy. He is pretty modest and down to earth too. I had a problem with his internet site and his sales people wouldn't reply to my emails. So I emailed him directly and he got back to me with a very nice email within 24 hours.:)
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20041110/NEWS/111100020
Can't wait to read his book. My mother is another thriving liver transplant recipient. She was probably hours away from death when she received the new liver. It's been 3 years now and not only is she healthy, she's beating me at golf. She's 66.
Organ transplants work guys. Taking good organs to the grave is an awful waste.
Sign your donor cards and inform your loved ones!
Klug's story on OLNTV 11/30, 12/01 & 12/04