Christopher Reeve passed away, Christopher Reeve dies... Bye Bye Superman

Christopher Reeve passed away, Christopher Reeve dies... Bye Bye Superman!

From Blogcritics.org:
"I was saddened & shocked to hear that Christopher Reeve died yesterday of heart failure. For those of you who don't know, he portrayed Superman from 1978 to 1983 on the big screen, heralding the return of superheroes back to the movies.
Christopher 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.
Christopher 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.
Christopher Reeve was 52 years old, & it's had been 9 years since his accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. His determination & strength in coming back from paralysis really had me convinced that someday he would walk again. He has been an amazing example of one's never giving up and of eternal optimism in the face of overwhelming odds.
He was beloved and will be missed.
God Bless him and his family."

RIP

This year, a French duet (very Westcoasty, AOR) named Geyster has written and sang a track in their album "I Love 1984", by the way, a great tribute song to Christopher Reeve: Bye Bye Superman. You can listen to a great acoustic version of this great song there (mp3) and the video is there (mpeg).

Geyster "I Love 1984" album tracklisting (feat. 2 versions of "Bye Bye Superman"):
1. Radio Geyster
2. 1982
3. Bye Bye Superman
4. Walking Out
5. Radio Geyster 2
6. It's About You
7. John Clay
8. Lovers Lonely Dome
9. Interlude
10. Partyin' Mind
11. Coming Back Again
12. Welcome To Hollywood
13. Some Kind
14. Flight 305
15. Bye Bye Superman (Acoustic)

Comments

[Matt]

Actor, director, and disabilities spokesman Christopher Reeve dies at the age of 52. After going into cardiac arrest, Reeve fell into a coma and died in his New York home. Reeve is a testament to human persistence. The star of “Superman” movies was rendered quadriplegic after a freak riding accident in 1995. Confined to a wheelchair and ventilator, Reeve fought for suicide. However, his children changed his mind, "I could see how much they needed me and wanted me … and how lucky we all are and that my brain is on straight." Over the past eight years, Reeve regained sensation over 70 percent of his body. With the help of electrodes in his abdomen, he can breathe on his own for long periods of time. Even more amazing, he has stunned doctors by regaining the ability to move his fingers, and, in water, his arms and legs. Just three nights ago, Reeve donated $500,000 to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and was referenced as a “hero” by John Kerry during Friday night’s Presidential Debate. I, for one, am inspired by his courage and perseverance to not be settled with the hand he was dealt. I feel confident in closing this article by saying that Christopher Reeve was truly a good man; which, in today’s culture, is saying a lot. Christopher Reeve: September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004

[bernadine]

I feel so sorry about his death-I thought he would walk again as there was so many people praying for him-damn politics!