LOGAN WILKE, DIRT BIKER AND TISSUE RECIPIENT |
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In 2011, Logan Wilke was competing in a cross country motorcycle race when he lost his balance on a creek crossing. He put his foot down to help with his balance and as soon as he did he felt an extreme pain in his knee as he fell to the ground. Logan knew immediately he had torn his ACL. An MRI the next day confirmed it and he was scheduled for surgery within a week or so. He chose to receive donor tissue to repair his ACL. Unfortunately, in 2013, he tore his first ACL graft while working around his property. Logan received a second graft in October of 2013 and he is thankful for his donors every day for allowing him to still be able to be active and enjoy the things he loves to do.
Logan not only is a tissue recipient, but also works as an Organ Recovery Coordinator for LifeShare. In his position, he facilitates the recovery of organs for transplant as well as trains new staff.
“The thing I love most about working at LifeShare is the impact we have in people’s lives. It may sound like a cliché, but this is the reason I became a nurse – to help others,” Wilke said. “In my job, I get to meet some of the most amazing families at the worst time in their lives and they seem to still have compassion to help others.”
Logan is also a veteran having served in the United States Army for six years. When he is not busy working as an Organ Recovery Coordinator for LifeShare of Oklahoma, he is spending time with his wife and two beautiful daughters, ages 13 and one. He also enjoys riding his dirt bike and he was even featured on ESPN once as one of the best crashes of the weekend during a motorcycle race in southern California.
Logan not only is a tissue recipient, but also works as an Organ Recovery Coordinator for LifeShare. In his position, he facilitates the recovery of organs for transplant as well as trains new staff.
“The thing I love most about working at LifeShare is the impact we have in people’s lives. It may sound like a cliché, but this is the reason I became a nurse – to help others,” Wilke said. “In my job, I get to meet some of the most amazing families at the worst time in their lives and they seem to still have compassion to help others.”
Logan is also a veteran having served in the United States Army for six years. When he is not busy working as an Organ Recovery Coordinator for LifeShare of Oklahoma, he is spending time with his wife and two beautiful daughters, ages 13 and one. He also enjoys riding his dirt bike and he was even featured on ESPN once as one of the best crashes of the weekend during a motorcycle race in southern California.