Dana Reeve Has passed

[bdwaygirl]

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

What a damn shame.

CNN tag line.

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

[NYadgal]

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.

[bdwaygirl]

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

I feel so bad for their boy.

[NYadgal]

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

I'm stunned.

It is heartbreaking.

[bdwaygirl]

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

CNN Link up now:



http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/03/07/obit.reeve.ap/index.html

[NYadgal]

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."

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

[Broadwayboobs]

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

Such sad news...I pray for her and those she left behind.

[bwaysinger]

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.

[Kitzarina]

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

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

[Glebb]

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

Sending much love and support to their son.
Very sad news this morning.

[bdwaygirl]

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

Lovely thought, bway.

[bwaysinger]

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.

[NYadgal]

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.

[Bohemian1232]

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

This is such sad news.

[bwaysinger]

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.

[kissmycookie]

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

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

[PalJoey]

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.

[SorryGrateful]

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

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

[beacon1]

Posted: 3/7/06 at 10:39am

I had no idea her cancer had advanced so rapidly.

What a sad thing for her son but she is with her beloved Christopher now.

[YouWantitWhen????]

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.

[luvtheEmcee]

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

Oh, wow. This is so sad.

[peach]

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

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

[BobbyBubby]

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

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

[DayDreamer]

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.

[mominator]

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

Just came across this on Yahoo, how very tragic...