*shakes head* Thats not very nice is it. Mind you you wouldnt keep an animal alive for 9 years in that state.
Mmh, I did not see any news reports on his death, looks like people forgot about that guy... but he should have died 9 years ago in my opinion.
He wouldn't have done anything for paralyzed humans if he himself didn't suffer that unfortunate accident. He would have just come along with his acting career and his big $$$ and forgotten about all those who were paraylized. I'm glad he saw the way things are for less fortunate and did allot to help their, as well as his own, plight for survival.
Oh i see maddox has altered his reeve topic in light of the bad news http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=creeve
I heard people talking about at the doctors office...how ironic to hear that in a doctors office. He sounded like such a kind hearted man in interviews and such. Sad to see him go.....
I'm sure Lance Armstrong would have never dedicated so much time to the fight against cancer at the peak of his cycling career if he had not had his battle with it. But he did, and he is, and I don't think there are too many people with cancer who resent his high profile help for their cause. Adversity often makes people more compassionate. So you ought not to assume it was just a pose. He could have completely isolated himself after the accident, and not done a thing for anyone. Give the man a little credit.
What matters is that this man has done something for quadra/paraplegics, although he didn't recognize these intentions in the first place, whereas we haven't. We're all selfish. Reeve isn't the only one. I haven't donated any money. And so I admire the man. Thus, I at least pay him respect. What do you think?
Sure, his motivations in promoting research on the causes of, and solutions to, paralysis were determined by his own disability: but wouldn't anyone, if suddenly reduced to that condition, want to find a way back? As Repo Man said, Reeve could simply have lived in seclusion and self-pity. I'm not sure how I'd feel about appearing in public if I couldn't feed myself, or control my own bowels. Possibly the worst thing about quadraplegia, for many people, would be that you could not even end your own life... Yet as long as he still had something to contribute to society, and something to work towards - a sense of hope - he wanted to go on living, despite being completely helpless. I especially liked the fact that he was able to continue acting, in a limited capacity, after his accident. It was fun to see him with Tom Welling in Smallville. It's easy, of course, to admire someone purely out of sympathy for their plight. Christopher Reeve, however, was a man whose actions and attitude warrant at least some admiration, paralysis or not.
