Why David Cook Wears The Orange Bracelet

If I didn't adore him before, I adore him more now. If anyone has noticed during David's performances, for those of you who watch American Idol, he wears an orange support bracelet on his left arm. This is the reason why & whom he wears it for:

Taken from myFoxTampaBay.com:
FOX 13's Charley Belcher is used to covering American Idol, but one contestant has really touched him this season: David Cook. You may have heard Charley speak on the air about how Cook is sporting an orange wristband on the show in support of his 7-year-old daughter, Lindsey Rose, who is fighting leukemia.

Here, Charley explains how the wristbands came to be, and why the one on Cook's arm inspires his daughter when she needs it most.

"I cover American Idol, and my 7-year-old daughter loves to watch American Idol. This year, her favorite is David Cook, and has been from the very start.

When I was in Hollywood interviewing the top 12, I had a great conversation with David Cook. We were hanging out by the coffee machine, just chatting. He seemed so down to earth, so real— such a genuine person. You don't always get that when you are talking to these kids who are getting their first taste of fame.

During that conversation, I mentioned to David that he was my daughter's favorite contestant this year. She asks me about him every week.

As soon as I told David about Lindsey Rose-- and about the fact she's fighting cancer right now, and how he was her favorite-- he immediately said, "Can I call her? I'd love to say hello."

What a nice gesture.

So, I got Lindsey Rose on the phone and said, "Would you like to say hi to David Cook?" She literally squealed with excitement.

David got on the phone and was so nice. He thanked her for her support and told her to get better soon so they could meet one day. I could hear the squeals coming from the phone.

The moment brought tears to my eyes. Lindsey Rose has to deal with so much, this was a great distraction. She promised she would vote for him, he told her to hang in there, and he hung up. I gave him a hug.

I went on to tell him about Lindsey's great attitude, and shared with him her motto of "Do Whatcha Gotta Do". Lindsey was just diagnosed with leukemia on Christmas Eve. While still in the hospital, I had to leave one night and asked her if that was okay, she replied, "Do whatcha gotta do, Daddy."

Her entire family has taken that on as our motto to get through this. I had wristbands made up with that motto on it for her family and friends to wear as a sign of support. She wanted the wristbands to be orange, since that's her favorite color. We found out later that was actually the official color of childhood leukemia awareness.

I showed the orange wristband to David Cook and he immediately said, "Can I please have one?"

I gave him one...he put it on, and said, "I'm going to wear this for Lindsey Rose. You tell her to watch American Idol and look for her wristband."

This is a photo of Lindsey Rose proudly standing next to the TV the first night that David wore the bracelet...when he sang "Eleanor Rigby". He's worn it every week since. During his performance of "Innocent" when he was wearing the long sleeve jacket, if you all remember, that is when he showed the words "Give Back" on his left hand. If you look closely at his right hand, when he is holding the microphone, he has it wrapped around his hand so he can show Lindsey he has it on. What a sweet, sweet young man he is.

Here is a photo of him singing "Always Be My Baby", it shows him wearing the bracelet.