Reeve Dies at 52
George:)2004
Reeve went into cardiac arrest Saturday while at his Pound Ridge home, then
fell into a coma and died Sunday at a hospital surrounded by his family, his
publicist said. He was 52.
His advocacy for stem cell research helped it emerge as a major campaign
issue between President Bush and his Democratic opponent, John Kerry. His
name was even mentioned by Kerry during the second presidential debate
Friday evening.
Reeve, left paralyzed from the neck down after a riding accident and who
pushed for funding to help others like himself, was hospitalized the
following day. In the last week Reeve had developed a serious systemic
infection from a pressure wound, a common complication for people living
with paralysis.
Dana Reeve, Christopher's wife, thanked her husband's personal staff of
nurses and aides, "as well as the millions of fans from around the world who
have supported and loved my husband over the years."
Reeve's life changed completely after he broke his neck in May 1995 when he
was thrown from his horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Va.
While filming "Superman" in London, Reeve met modeling agency co-founder Gae
Exton, and the two began a relationship that lasted several years. The
couple had two sons, but were never wed.
Reeve later married Dana Morosini; they had one son, Will, 11. Reeve also is
survived by his mother, Barbara Johnson; his father, Franklin Reeve; his
brother, Benjamin Reeve; and his two children from his relationship with
Exton, Matthew, 25, and Alexandra, 21.
No plans for a funeral were immediately announced.
A few months after the accident, he told interviewer Barbara Walters that he
considered suicide in the first dark days after he was injured. But he
quickly overcame such thoughts when he saw his children.
"I could see how much they needed me and wanted me... and how lucky we all
are and that my brain is on straight."
Countrystuff
"George:)2004" <artb...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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This is all so sad ...hard to believe.
RIP Superman.
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George:)2004
Fuck you Religious conservatives
YFISTEM-CELL
G:)
"Countrystuff" <notiny...@forgetaboutit.com> wrote in message
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Countrystuff
"George...our new Superman" :)
"George:)2004" <artb...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Countrystuff
"Cheryl" <jlhs...@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In the fine newsgroup "alt.buzzard.rules", "Countrystuff"
> <notiny...@forgetaboutit.com> artfully composed this message
> within <news:7FTad.294568$787.1...@fe2.columbus.rr.com> on 12
> Oct 2004:
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>> I thought of you when they said that and said ...fjk u also!
>> "George...our new Superman" :)
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YaY!!
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>> "George:)2004" <artb...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>>> Religious conservatives are holding back the Stem Cell issue.
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>>> Fuck you Religious conservatives
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>>> YFISTEM-CELL
>>> G:)
>>> "Countrystuff" <notiny...@forgetaboutit.com> wrote in
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> YFISTEM-CELL
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> Cheryl