Christopher Reeve Passed Away at 52

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I'll remember Mr Reeve

1. His wife stuck with him
2. He stuck with him
3. And as always, we don't know how much time we have.






munk
 
That is terrible news. But, I was upset when he broke his neck. Christopher Reeve had the best medical care in the world, and still he died.

Superman is dead.
I hope the season of death ends soon, I'm tired of it.
 
he chose to be happy in the circumstances given him. One day, I hope to learn to do the same, in my pitifully easy circumstances!

Tom
 
He did the best he could with what he had left and I give him credit and admire him for that effort. I'm not so sure I could have taken it as gracefully as he did.
In his own way he was a superman.
 
I know it’s been said a hundred corny times, but the guy really was Superman. I mean how many men do you know that are completely paralyzed, all they can do it is blink and whisper with the help of a respirator, have the guts and grit to say. "This isn't the end of my life. I WILL walk in 10 years." Sadly, he wouldn't have walked in 10 years anyway, but for him to be able to return to acting and directing, to speak with such passion about his condition. Sure he didn't take up the cause of paralysis until he himself was injured, but how many of us would have had that courage? Would we have the fortitude to press on, or would we simply cry ourselves to sleep wish what few things worked on our bodies would fail in the middle of the night. The guy had heart and strength to say the least.


Jake
 
Too many knives on the brain - I heard this earlier on the news, but seeing this post I was expecting Chris Reeve of CRK.

I think the most important thing Christopher Reeves did was open our eyes to the possibility of recovering after such a dramatic accident. On the one hand, it took incredible determination and resources to do so. He truly showed a deeper level of determination than is commonly required of a person. On the other hand, it will be very difficult to write off para and quadrapalegia as a hopeless condition. I think his story breathed new life into medical research on this issue. Maybe spinal chord injuries will eventually be treatable and people of all economic levels can enjoy better quality of life.


Caught Barbara Walters on ABC tonight - Reeves' wife is rerported to have said "Free at last, free at last, thank God he's free at last." So a valiant struggle fought to the last, and hopefully his state has improved.
 
And the Curse of Superman takes its most recent victim. Dean Cain had best be careful...according to the curse, he's next. Wait...maybe having everyone think he's gay is his curse...if it's not true that is.





(I know...urban legend...but a really good one)
 
Dean Cane has been mismanaged, or something, because he had the profile to climb in hollywood. But that's not why I returned to this thread;

When I was a boy, 8 or so, I would imagine the future. "As long as I can read, (envisioning myself in a hospital bed) if I can still read, life is worth living. "

And you wonder if put to the test, how we'd do.

Reeve did fine. Very fine.


munk
 
Lots of times like all of us, I learn of the passing of well known persons, and just pass on to the next train of thought. After reading of Chris Reeve's passing, I experienced sadness.

I feel that he was a far greater human being than he was an actor, and lived up to the name he was stereotyped with...
 
DannyinJapan said:
I hope the season of death ends soon, I'm tired of it.
Click to expand...

So am I.

Boy do I hope it's from, as Yvsa once said, being an old soul! If so, then that explains why some of us feel at home here - we're around others of the same kind. And kindness.
 
Yep Glad He Is Gone Poor Bugger Cant Have Been Much Fun, He Didant Have A Hope Of Gaining What He Had Tragicly Lost. :(
 
I agree with all thats been said.

I admired him greatly and ask myself if in the same circumstances, would I be as brave. I guess nobody really knows until faced with a great adversity.

The one positive thing I think that came out of his tragedy is that he brought a very vocal voice to spinal cord research. I believe that because of him. Future generations will benefit.

Its sad but it seems to take a Michael J. Fox or Christopher Reeves or anybody with "Celebrity Status" to speak out before the bigwigs with the money will listen.
On the upside though. At least they DO speak out and lobby for research.

Goodbye Mr. Reeves. I'm sure your in a better place.

Mark T.
 
Chris Reeve was a brave courageous man. In his shoes, I don't know if I could have done the same. A quick way out would be very tempting.
 
I agree with you, Empty. This is the one place that i believe that Hollywood's voice is actually used to benefit society. Actors that pledge their voice to political parties drive me up a wall. They are no more informed on the issues than Joe Blow in the streets. However, when they use their clout to actually help mankind, that is a very nobel act indeed. It is one thing to have to listen to listen to a right or left polical stance from someone that reads the same paper as i do and then passes off what they read as their own opinion. It is another to see the man of steel stiff and strapped upright in a chair using a staw to move or to watch the very likable Michael J. Fox sway and fidget uncontrollably. Yet, i have so much respect for them. Not because they are actors using their status to spread the word but because they do not hide from what they are (and were, respectively). They also did not give up. Chris Reeve said that the accident, although life changing and terrible, had actually strengthen his faith and solidified his marriage. Michael J Fox wrote a book about how he is the luckiest man alive. I really hate to see Christopher Reeve pass. I'm glad he is in a better place, but a big chunk of me wanted to see Superman walk again. That would have been powerful and tearjerking in a good way.

Jake
 
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