Christopher Reeve

When most people hear the words spinal cord injury or quadriplegic, they immediately picture Christopher Reeve and the almighty role he played as Superman. He became paralyzed from the neck down and on a ventilator in 1995 following a horse-riding incident. Despite what happened, he became very involved in campaigns supporting children with disabilities and paraplegics.

 
In 1998, he founded the Christopher Reeve Foundation to promote research on spinal cord injuries paving the way for others alike. He testified before a Senate subcommittee in favor of federal funding for stem cell research. After ongoing rehab, Reeve continued to work, acting in films and directing. Although tragically he died on October 10, 2004 of a cardiac arrest. Surprisingly two years later, Dana Reeve passed away from cancer.

My accident was in 2002 so instantly after, he became my idol. We received a lot of information from their website along with resource guide. It became a go to place of reference for my family, helping us along. Even though I didn’t know him personally, I felt like I did because our injuries were very similar. I was very sad to learn of his death, but his memory and legend remains today.

Jenni

"Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes." -Christopher Reeve

Click on the link to visit the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation website: https://www.christopherreeve.org/