Truly sad: his outspoken efforts on behalf of stem cell and spinal cord research were inspirational and his performance as Superman made me want to fly as a child.
He'll be missed.
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I agree, that is a pretty shitty way for Superman to go out.
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A great man gone to soon. I'd really hoped that a treatment might come in time for him to walk again. It would have been a huge victory for others.
He lasted 10 years after an accident that could easily have killed him though and despite the magnitude of his injury continued to live life.
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*shock*
I was hoping that he would be able to make a miracle comeback somehow.....
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I can't believe that it's been 9 years since his accident! He's far stronger that I think that I could have been in such a situation (I would have given up the will to live long ago) - he was a strong and brave man - his passing is a huge loss to us all.
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Here's to hoping someone will pick up the torch in Reeve's memory and carry it across the finish line, soon. I can't even imagine what it must be like to live with an injury like his for ten years, but for all that energy he expended helping people with paralysis and pushing research forward to a point where severed spinal nerves can be partially attached again to have been for nothing, would be truly tragic.
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The ironic thing about this whole thing is when I went to the Navy Exchange today I saw an issue of Reader's Digest on the rack at the checkout lane with Reeve on it talking about being hopeful for the future.
-------------------- I'm slightly annoyed at Hobbes' rather rude decision to be much more attractive than me though. That's just rude. - PsyLiam, Oct 27, 2005.
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quote:Originally posted by Aban Rune: Heard this on the radio this morning on the way to work. What a bite.
Yeah, me too (yesterday morning on my way to work, that is). It's sad that, despite the amazing progresses he had made, he'd die before having managed to make a better recovery. I heard it was a heart atttack or something? If so, that's the problem with a condition like his, the muscles grow weak from not enough exercise...
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He's far stronger that I think that I could have been in such a situation (I would have given up the will to live long ago) - he was a strong and brave man - his passing is a huge loss to us all. 
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