Author Topic: Christopher Reeve's widow announces she has lung cancer (Read 106 times)

UAK · « **on:** August 09, 2005, 08:11:02 AM »

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dana Reeve, who spent nine years caring for her paralyzed husband, Christopher Reeve, until his death last year, announced Tuesday that she has lung cancer.

Reeve, 44, said she decided to disclose her illness following rumors about her health in the media.

"I have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, and am currently undergoing treatment," Reeve said in a statement. "I have an excellent team of physicians, and we are optimistic about my prognosis." (Full statement)

"Now, more than ever, I feel Chris with me as I face this challenge," she said. "As always, I look to him as the ultimate example of defying the odds with strength, courage and hope in the face of life's adversities."

Reeve, who starred in the "Superman" films, was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident in 1995. He died October 10, 2004.

Dana Reeve, an actress, was a constant companion and supporter of her husband during his long ordeal and his work for a cure for spinal cord injuries.

She is chairwoman of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, which funds research on paralysis.

To date, it has awarded $55 million in research grants and $7.5 million in quality of life grants.

BigBDrugStores · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2005, 08:18:55 AM »

wow, sucks for her. atleast the kids will be independently rich soon

Now_Im_Not_Banned · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2005, 09:58:37 AM »

Did she smoke?

UAK · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2005, 10:08:14 AM »

Quote from: Now_Im_Blowed on August 09, 2005, 09:58:37 AM

Did she smoke?

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Christopher Reeve, known for his role as Superman in four movies, broke his neck in a fall from a horse in 1995. He became a leading advocate for paralysis research until his death last year at 52. The foundation he established has awarded more than $55 million in grants for neuroscience research, spokeswoman Maggie Goldberg said.

``Now, more than ever, I feel Chris with me as I face this challenge,'' Dana Reeve said in her statement. ``As always, I look to him as the ultimate example of defying the odds with strength, courage, and hope in the face of life's adversities.''

Reeve, an actor and singer, has never smoked, Goldberg said. Reeve lives outside New York City in Westchester County.