“Real Life Super Hero, “Superman’s” Christopher Reeve’s Widow Passes Away”
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright March 7, 2006
We make it a point to keep you regularly posted with upbeat, fun and FAB news stories, and of course anyone who reads our articles, knows that we are an unflinching, devoted fan of Super Heroes. Sure the ones we tell you about, right here, are from film, TV, and comic books, but today we want to observe a moment of silence and pay our deepest respects to a TRUE, real life, Super Hero.
We are most earnestly saddened to report to you that, Dana Reeve, the widow of “Superman” actor, Christopher Reeve, and to us, a Superwoman without equal, herself passed away, at the age of 44, late in the day, yesterday, Monday, March 6, 2006 of lung cancer.
Zap2it.com reports that Dana Reeve was diagnosed with cancer only less than a year ago, and died close to a mere year and a half after the death of her husband, Christopher Reeve, who died on October 10, 2004, as the result of complications brought on by a fall from his horse, during a steeplechase competition in June 1995, which left Christopher a totally paralyzed quadriplegic.
Dana Reeve was greatly admired as an immensely devoted, loving, courageous, and compassionate woman, wife, and mother, who stalwartly stayed by her husband’s side, during the entire nine years after his debilitating accident, until his death.
Dana tirelessly campaigned with Christopher for spinal chord and stem cell research, and the two were thought of with immense regard by both the Hollywood film and entertainment industry, and fans around the world, alike.
Dana was also the Chairwoman of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation and was pivotal in raising some $60 million in research funds and grants.
Zap2it.com reports that today, Tuesday March 7, 2006, the President of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation issued this statement. “On behalf of the entire Board Of Directors and staff of the Christopher Reeve Foundation, we are extremely saddened by the death of Dana Reeve, whose grace and courage under the most difficult of circumstances, was a source of inspiration and comfort to all of us.”
We want to say, that while we may look to the fantasy of film, TV, comic books and such for our Female Super Heroes, we think that the “X-Men’s” Dr. Jean Grey, Storm, Rogue, as well as Elektra, Super Girl, Wonder Woman, UltraViolet, the 3 sisters from “Charmed”, “Dark Angel’s” Alex, and all the rest, themselves, would be humbled by the immense courage, faith, and hope that Dana Reeve continuously had and found within herself despite the most daunting of real life battles and circumstances, far worse, that any fictional villain or foe, and that she was a heroic role model who inspired those same virtues in all of us, as well.
And so today we all honor the passing of a once in a lifetime, true Super Hero, Dana Reeve.
We offer our condolences and sympathies to Dana Reeve’s family, including her son, Will, her 2 stepchildren, her father, and her 2 sisters.
Dana, we hope that you are flying high above the clouds, soaring in the sky with Christopher, happy and at peace, and we want you to know that both of you will always be in our hearts, our beloved Superman and Superwoman.
With regards.
Source:
http://www.zap2it.com/news/zap-danareevelungcancerdeath,0,5642204.story?coll=zap-news-headlines
Muse News And Micro Muse March 7, 2006
By Arlene R. Weiss © Copyright March 7, 2006
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