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Actor Christopher Reeve Dead at 52
Fox News ^ | October 11, 2004 | Fox News

Posted on 10/11/2004 1:42:46 AM PDT by daylate-dollarshort

Actor Christopher Reeve Dead at 52
Monday, October 11, 2004

BEDFORD, NY — Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.

Reeve fell into a coma Saturday after going into cardiac arrest while at his New York home, his publicist, Wesley Combs told The Associated Press by phone from Washington, D.C., on Sunday night.

Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound, a common complication for people living with paralysis. In the past week, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection.

"On behalf of my entire family, I want to thank Northern Westchester Hospital for the excellent care they provided to my husband," Dana Reeve, Christopher's wife, said in a statement. "I also want to thank his personal staff of nurses and aides, as well as the millions of fans from around the world who have supported and loved my husband over the years."

Reeve broke his neck in May 1995 when he was thrown from his horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Va.

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To: WV Mountain Mama

Chipper no doubt is grazing on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge, waiting on you! :-D


181 posted on 10/11/2004 9:03:30 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: Flux Capacitor
Nice pic.

182 posted on 10/11/2004 9:08:09 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: international american
WOW!! I was born in 54, and when my dad bought the tv MY
first show was Superman!!......then Fury:)

Small world, huh ? :^D

Yep! Fury, My friend Flicka, etc. Those were the days!
(Whoops, that was with Archie and Edith, and came later!
hehe!) .....


183 posted on 10/11/2004 9:15:39 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: wita
Except when it came time to remove the glue patches for the heart monitor. Took some time because my skin was really sensative, at least they let me do it and didn't rip them off. I think it took me two days in the normal part of the hospital to work them off.

Oh, I'm glad you had a nice nurse who let you pull off your own stickies! Put baby oil on the sites, if you have any residual sticky it will help soften it and it will wash off easier. I hope you are doing well now.

184 posted on 10/11/2004 9:23:44 AM PDT by Mrs. P (Be nice......don't make me come over there.)
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To: Judith Anne
"Still what do you do about braces? I know of several patients getting excellent treatment who suffered pressure ulcers from braces. Most were living independently and working."

I don't see any reason why ANY device that presses on the skin cannot be equipped with some form of "active padding". Of course, the smaller the area of contact, the more difficult it becomes.

185 posted on 10/11/2004 9:54:36 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel)
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To: daylate-dollarshort

May he rest in peace.

"Somewhere in Time" is one of my all-time favorite movies.


186 posted on 10/11/2004 9:57:05 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (Oh, by the way -- thanks for the Internet, Al!)
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To: Criminal Number 18F

Great post in #38. And as for this: "Just think how many young spinal injury patients have been encouraged by the indomitable example of Christopher Reeve!"

iirc, I believe he spent a lot of time communicating with young people with this devastating injury, encouraging them, giving them hope.

I don't have a link, though--it was just something I heard/saw on the radio or tv some time ago.


187 posted on 10/11/2004 10:00:11 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (Oh, by the way -- thanks for the Internet, Al!)
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To: Wonder Warthog

Braces are padded and carefully fit, with many subtle alterations for day to day changes (swelling, etc) figured into the manufacture.

Problem is, they have to be rigid to provide support. Where you have rigidity, you have potential for pressure, no matter what kind of padding. I'm thinking that miniaturization would be needed for areas such as the knee, the ankle--but I'm also thinking that variable pressure padding would interfere with mobility--pressurizing at the wrong time, depressurizing and not giving support, etc.

I'm only pointing out difficulties that I, as a critical care nurse, can imagine. Who knows what could be invented--you may be the guy to do it. Good luck. It's thinking like yours that has helped and changed the outlook in the past.


188 posted on 10/11/2004 10:06:58 AM PDT by Judith Anne (First we were digital brownshirts then we were pajamahadeen, now we're the piranha of the internet)
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To: daylate-dollarshort
I just heard sKerry on ABC radio who said he received a call from Reeves on sat and noted how his voice was very up and positive. I then read a story that Reeves had a heart attack early sat and fell into a coma until he died on Sunday.

Hmmmm, this sound ssimilar to how Woodward "interviewed" Casey (former CIA director) when Casey was in a coma.

Anyone else hear sKerry's comments?

189 posted on 10/11/2004 10:17:27 AM PDT by newfreep
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To: Flux Capacitor
You expressed my thoughts exactly.


I have only seen one other time where people posted such stupid statements about someone that had just died and then got nasty when called on it. I read that thread every so often, actually just did a few weeks ago.

One was banned but came back under a similar name I think, and the other 2-3 still post often, but I totally ignore anything they post.

It is sad that people attack Reeve about this yet we had people actually praying that Clinton would make it through his heart surgery ...and we all know that a lot of us despise the Clintons.

Too bad people didn't go by that old saying ..... If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

190 posted on 10/11/2004 10:28:06 AM PDT by CARDINALRULES (John F'n sKerry - FLIP... FLIP... FLIP and FOLD *as seen on tv*)
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Don't fly or ride a bike anymore. The reason I don't ride horses, is that they can sense that I f-e-a-r them, and they respond accordingly. I don't know why or when I developed that fear of large animals.

I know what danger is. Did 3 tours in Nam ('69-'72), was robbed and shot walking out of a Boca Raton restaurant, and survived 3 near-fatal car crashes.

I hear Reeves tried a very risky jump and the horse balked? True.


191 posted on 10/11/2004 10:54:52 AM PDT by 7.62 x 51mm (• veni • vidi • vino • visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
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To: kcvl
Witnesses to the May 1995 accident said Reeve's horse had cleared two of 15 fences during the jumping event and stopped abruptly at the third, flinging the actor headlong to the ground.

I cannot tell you how many times that's happened to me - the horse decides he just doesn't want to go over that jump, and he calls it at THE last possible second so the rider doesn't have time to compensate. I've always figured that God had a reason for never letting me land square on my head.
192 posted on 10/11/2004 10:58:29 AM PDT by Xenalyte (Lord, I apologize . . . and be with the starving pygmies in New Guinea amen.)
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To: KneelBeforeZod

What a glorious physical specimen of the human male he was. At that age, he was damn near perfect.


193 posted on 10/11/2004 10:59:25 AM PDT by Xenalyte (Lord, I apologize . . . and be with the starving pygmies in New Guinea amen.)
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To: 7.62 x 51mm

Not even a "very risky" one. I've had horses balk at a jump they took 10 or 12 times the day before. Hell, I had one balk at a jump she'd taken about 45 seconds before, in the same round.


194 posted on 10/11/2004 11:04:07 AM PDT by Xenalyte (Lord, I apologize . . . and be with the starving pygmies in New Guinea amen.)
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To: 7.62 x 51mm

I don't know if the jump was risky. I've read the horse took two just fine then balked at the third. I don't jump so I know nothing about it what would be risky and what wouldn't.

I do know that if you ride your going to get dumped occasionally. I took a bad fall about 1 1/2 years ago. Going down a trail at a pretty good clip and deer jumped up out of the grass suddenly. Spooked the horse and he jumped out from under me. That's hard on a 50 year old women:) I've had a fear now of that spot and have to really work at not tensing up. You're right horses sense that sort of thing. For a while the horses I rode all got very alert there, because they could feel me getting ready for it.

Fear to a certain degree is a good thing. Most accidents are because the rider got to cocky.

Becky


195 posted on 10/11/2004 11:04:28 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain (I have a plan......vote for Bush:)
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To: daylate-dollarshort

bump


196 posted on 10/11/2004 11:04:37 AM PDT by foreverfree
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To: Flux Capacitor; Blue Collar Christian

Perhaps he ought to consider changing his screen name. Unless this is what "Christian love" is.


197 posted on 10/11/2004 11:19:28 AM PDT by Bella_Bru (It's for the children = It takes a village)
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To: ruthles

Okay...YOU tell her 3 children that. I am not that sactimonious. Abortion is totally wrong. But rather than throwing away the bodies, maybe they can help save someone's life.

I truly hope you never HAVE to make such a decision!


198 posted on 10/11/2004 11:25:50 AM PDT by TexConfederate1861 ("Sic Semper Tyrannis")
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To: backhoe

Actually my son is almost as big as Superman and he uses a barrier free lift to tranfer it is attached to the cieling.

Regarding pressure sores a custom seating system has kept him sore free also appropriate bed system.

They have beds nowadays that are bladders with fine sand whirlled around by water, like laying on a dry jacuzzi.

Of couarse these thing are way overpriced but I am sure Superman had funds to purchase custom equipment.

His headrest is very similar to my sons.

Our guess is that he may not have had enough hydration leading to an unbalance of electrolytes thus heart failure. My son has to have feeding via a g tube pump 24/7 at a rate of 150ml per hour that works out to be 2 quarts of formula and 1 quart of water in a little over 24hrs.

That is just our guess we know nothing about Mr. Reeves health or care he was given.

I broke L4 and L5 riding a horse still have cronic pain to this day but don't take meds just cope. I was very lucky as my son depends on me as his sole/main careprovider.


199 posted on 10/11/2004 11:33:20 AM PDT by oceanperch ( Mt. St. Helens is nothing compared to the stuff Kerry spews.)
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To: oceanperch
Thanks for the info... about the only thing available when Helen was alive were lifts, and in those days it was simpler just to pick her up.

Your point about hydration is a very good one... a lot of what I did every day, and knew, has slipped into the dusty corridors of lost memories- back then, it was iced tea and cranberry juice, seemingly by the gallon.

My kind regards to you- having been a sole provider, I know it's a tough row to hoe, sometimes.

200 posted on 10/11/2004 11:49:53 AM PDT by backhoe (Just a Keyboard Cowboy, ridin' the Trackball into the Dawn of Information...)
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