THREAD FOR CHRISTOPHER REEVE & SUPERMAN
Thrown from a horse, with his hands caught in the bridle, he landed headfirst.
In the hospital, as he lay there with his neck shattered, he told his wife, Dana, “Maybe we should let me go.”
Without hesitation, Dana told him,
Thrown from a horse, with his hands caught in the bridle, he landed headfirst.
In the hospital, as he lay there with his neck shattered, he told his wife, Dana, “Maybe we should let me go.”
Without hesitation, Dana told him,
“I’ll be with you for the long haul, no matter what.” She then added the words that saved his life: “You’re still you. And I love you.”
The progress he made personally was nothing short of amazing, but what he did for others? That was the miracle.
Despite his speech being slow
The progress he made personally was nothing short of amazing, but what he did for others? That was the miracle.
Despite his speech being slow
and staccato,
despite his mobility being limited to a wheelchair controlled by a straw,
despite his independence being gone, Christopher Reeve refused to stay down.
He lobbied Congress, fought for new research,
and even appeared on Sesame Street with Big Bird to explain how his
despite his mobility being limited to a wheelchair controlled by a straw,
despite his independence being gone, Christopher Reeve refused to stay down.
He lobbied Congress, fought for new research,
and even appeared on Sesame Street with Big Bird to explain how his
wheelchair worked.
Despite what the doctors predicted, he was able to eventually move some of his fingers and regain sensation over much of his body.
People thought Christopher Reeve was Superman. He wasn’t. But he was Clark Kent.
Normal, vulnerable,
Despite what the doctors predicted, he was able to eventually move some of his fingers and regain sensation over much of his body.
People thought Christopher Reeve was Superman. He wasn’t. But he was Clark Kent.
Normal, vulnerable,
and built just as fragile as the rest of us. Thankfully, he never let that stop him.
Happy birthday, #ChristopherReeve Forever our #Superman.
Happy birthday, #ChristopherReeve Forever our #Superman.
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