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Mandy Patinkin is returning to CBS, not for his old one Criminal Minds but to Sunday’s newest drama
Three Rivers. Three Rivers is about organ donation and that is something Mandy knows about. He will be playing an ALS patient who becomes a donor after he is taken off of life supprt. Donation is something he knows, “Patinkin has a very personal connection with organ donation, in 1997 and 1998, he received corneal transplants in his right and left eyes to correct the condition of keratoconus, an eye disease that creates a “cone-shaped” cornea which impairs vision severely. Patinkin’s corneas were donated by the families of a 13 year-old girl (right eye) and a 12 year-old boy (left eye).” Wow, I can’t wait to see that episode because it sounds like it is going to be a real tearjerker.
The show’s creator Carol Barbee had told us at CBS press event that they were going to bring real life stories about organ donation to the show’s storylines, but she never said that there would be actors who were personally affected by donations would be on the show and I have to admit I really love the idea. Hopefully the show that is struggling to find an audience will still be on the air by then, so please check it this Sunday and every Sunday on CBS at 9p!
