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Christopher Reeve was not only a gifted actor who played Superman in four movies, but also a man of various talents in real life. He was good at riding horses, playing the piano, and flying as a qualified pilot. With a family that he was deeply devoted to and a successful career, he was undoubtedly on top of the world.
However, on May 27, 1995, when Reeve was riding his horse in a competition, his horse stopped just as it was about to jump over a meter-high fence. Reeve fell forward over the head of his horse and landed on his head, breaking two bones in his back. The multiple fractures of his spine left him unable to move or breathe on his own. Suddenly, the man known as “Superman” was paralyzed from his neck down.
When Reeve regained consciousness after the accident, he was in the hospital, and he was suspended upside down. Then, he heard a man speaking with a Russian accent: it was his friend, the actor Robin Williams, doing an imitation of a doctor. Reeve laughed and felt uplifted. After all, he was still alive. Williams and Reeve had been friends since they were both students in a school of performing arts. As young actors, they had promised each other that whichever of them became successful, that one would help the other. Little did they realize that they would both become famous, and that the promise would mean so much to Reeve one day. Not only did Williams offer the emotional support of a genuine and close friend, but he also volunteered to pay Reeve’s massive medical bills. Reeve, though declining the financial offer, was touched by what lay behind it: the love and friendship of a precious friend.
Determined to maintain a positive attitude toward his life after the accident, Reeve went through months of therapy and trained himself to breathe without the assistance of a machine. Even though his doctors said that he would never be able to move again, Reeve continued to work hard and believe in himself. All of his efforts paid off, and he was able to move his index finger. Reeve followed up with the exciting progress and decided to “go forward” as he once said. His goal was to walk again. “I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life,” Reeve said. “I don’t mean to be reckless, but setting a goal that seems a bit daunting actually is very helpful toward recovery.”
True to himself, Reeve was honest about his feelings, admitting that he sometimes cried for twenty minutes in the morning before gathering the strength to face the day. Yet, Reeve was not afraid to laugh at himself, bringing laughter to those around him. Perhaps most important of all, Reeve and his wife Dana established the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation to help those who suffered from spinal cord injuries and to find a cure for paralysis.
Though Christopher Reeve passed away in 2004, his spirit lives on. He once said, “I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere…in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Living up to his own definition of a hero, Reeve lived a life of unordinary perseverance and refused to give up on himself. With the unending light of hope and courage, he is a star that will never fall.
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