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#1

Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 8:26am

What a damn shame.

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Updated On: 3/7/06 at 08:26 AM

#2

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 8:29am

They just reported it on the Today Show.

She was 44.

Tragic

She is reunited with Christopher.

May they Rest in Peace.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#3

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 8:30am

I feel so bad for their boy.
I hung out with Cheyenne Jackson in his dressing room waayyyyyy before he tickled D2.

"unleash the girly"

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.

Puppies are babies in fur coats.

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#4

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 8:31am

I'm stunned.

It is heartbreaking.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#6

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 8:50am

"She will forever be an example of how to love and how to live, and how to do both with incomparable grace."
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."

Updated On: 3/7/06 at 08:50 AM

#7

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 8:56am

Such sad news...I pray for her and those she left behind.
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson
#8

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 9:03am

She was a remarkable woman if for nothing else than this: while so many people abandoned their spouse during a true "in sickness and in health" catastrophy (and I won't sully the tribute to Dana by mentioning them), this wonder stayed by her man, fought tirelessly on his behalf, and was a real model for us all.
But, sometimes, it seems God has another plan. Perhaps, as I often think of people like this, she burned too quickly and too brightly and was called home.
#9

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 9:16am

This is absolutely heartbreaking! May she and her husband rest in peace.
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#10

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 9:20am

Sending much love and support to their son.
Very sad news this morning.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#11

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 9:39am

Lovely thought, bway.
I hung out with Cheyenne Jackson in his dressing room waayyyyyy before he tickled D2.

"unleash the girly"

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.

Puppies are babies in fur coats.

Tinfoil...The Terrorizing Terminator

#12

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 9:46am

Thanks, girl, but it's true. I will admit not knowing much about her but I was always taken aback by her staunch support of her husband. We have so many examples of a sick spouse being abandoned. But she never did. If anything, she appeared to tie herself even more closely to him.
But, in the end, both her pain and Christopher's are over. I grieve more for their son than them now. They're together again.
#13

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 9:49am

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

She was chairwoman of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, which funds research on paralysis and works to improve the life of the disabled. To date, it has awarded $55 million in research grants and $7.5 million in quality of life grants.

She was performing in the Broadway-bound play "Brooklyn Boy" in California when she had to streak home to reach her husband's bedside before he died. She gave up the role for the New York run.

Reeve also served on the boards of The Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, TechHealth, and The Reeve-Irvine Center for Spinal Cord Research and as an advisory board member to the National Family Caregivers Association.

She received numerous awards for her work, including the Shining Example Award from Proctor & Gamble in 1998, an American Image Award from the AAFA in 2003. In 2005, the American Cancer Society named her Mother of the Year.


She made her time count.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#14

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 9:51am

This is such sad news.
"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead."
#15

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 9:52am

Good lord, Addy. She did a lot. Like you said, she made her time count. I find myself reexamining my life and wondering just what the heck I'm doing.
#16

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:01am

May she be free from pain, and be at peace, with Christopher again
#17

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:26am

She was a woman who rose to the terrible occasion presented to her and showed us all that by acting with grace and integrity in the face of tragedy and hardship, we can enoble ourselves and those around us.

Rest in peace, Dana and Christopher, and may your memories be for a blessing to your children.
#18

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:34am

Oh my gosh, how sad! She was so young!
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#20

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:43am

Sometimes life is just so very unfair.

I did not want to start my morning in tears, but now it is unavoidable.

May you and Chris celebrate your love forever.
#21

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 11:06am

Oh, wow. This is so sad. re: Dana Reeve Has passed
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#22

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 11:19am

Very sad indeed that so much tragedy should befall one family. May she rest in peace.
#23

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 11:24am

This is deeply sad news. I wish strength and courage for their already brave son.
#24

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 11:54am

I was so saddened by the news this morning. She was truly an exemplary woman, a great loss. I feel for their son.
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#25

re: Dana Reeve Has passed

Posted: 3/7/06 at 12:58pm

Just came across this on Yahoo, how very tragic...
"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen." Conan O'Brien

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