Dana Reeve Dies

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<p>Just one year after being diagnosed with lung cancer, and never having smoked. The love story of Christopher and Dana was one that really moved me; his paralysis after 3 brief years of marriage; her amazing love and support for the next 9 years. Then he passes away, and she is diagnosed with lung cancer. Ahhhhh…so very sad…</p>

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<p>Yes, and leaving a 13-year old son behind. Just incredibly tragic.</p>

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<p>SuNa - that’s what I keep thinking. Losing both parents at such a young age. He certainly must have inherited the “courage” gene from both parents. But still.</p>

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<p>so very sad. you can view her commencement speech at Middlebury (her alma mater) from 2004 here: <a href=“http://www.middlebury.edu/about/newsevents/news632773259621750702.htm[/url]”>http://www.middlebury.edu/about/newsevents/news632773259621750702.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Here’s a snippet from that commencement speech.
““There will be many choices before you, some of which you’ll welcome and celebrate, and then there will be some over which you will anguish. Some choices will choose you,” she said in her portion of the address. “How you face these choices, these turns in the road, with what kind of attitude, more than the choices themselves, is what will define the context of your life.”</p>

<p>“Take care of yourself and be caring with others,” she advised the graduates. "Nurture a sense of gratitude, and be grateful for a sense of humor. Look for ways to let your light shine, but don’t be afraid occasionally to be in the dark. Strive to make your behavior above reproach, but be careful not to cast judgment on others whose behavior may reflect a different form of reality. The more you give, the richer you will become.”</p>

<p>How very sad that she and he died so young. They leave us a legacy of courage, grace and inspiration.</p>

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<p>According to Wikipedia, I see that her mother had recently died of ovarian cancer. I feel so sorry for the 13-year-old son of Dana & Christopher’s. What a loss-filled life he has known. I do hope he has inherited his parents courage and faith.
<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Reeve[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Reeve&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I saw on TV that she also leaves two adult children from a previous marriage - age 22 and 26. Somehow this heartens me for the 13-year old. I mean, I know nothing of the situation but I like the idea that there are some young adults in the immediate family for him.</p>

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<p>Yes jmmom, those would be Christopher’s children from his previous marriage. Thank goodness for them.</p>

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<p>“We are here only for a flicker. Life is simple: We know the Beginning and the End. We only need to fill in the ‘Inbetween’”</p>

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<p>I am bummed. :(</p>