SHORT HILLS, N.J. - Dana Reeve, who fought for better treatments and possible cures for paralysis through the Christopher Reeve Foundation, named for her late actor-husband, has died, the foundation said. She was 44.
Reeve died late Monday of lung cancer, said Kathy Lewis, President and CEO of the foundation.
"On behalf of the entire Board of Directors and staff of the Christopher Reeve Foundation, we are extremely saddened by the death of Dana Reeve, whose grace and courage under the most difficult of circumstances was a source of comfort and inspiration to all of us," Lewis said in a statement.
I feel so gutted
Carl B Harrison
SHOCK That's horrible news saw the Christopher Reeve documentary and I came away really liking and respecting Dana Reeve.
She put so much time into caring for CR that she forgot about herself
Wolf
Money can't guarantee your health.
Jonny
Scary, 44, I'm not going to sleep tonight worrying about dying, it's going to happen, the only question is, when
Sylvester
I was very shocked to see the news last night of Dana Reeves death, like Carl said, she put so much time into caring for her husband that over the last say 10 years she probably didn't have time to fulfil her own wishes and dreams. Christopher Reeve new the risks of horse jumping and then unfortunately the risks I suppose he had to take with the type of operations he had, and I dare say the doctors did warn him of the consequences. Dana Reeve had no choices, she was just so unlucky.
Money can't guarantee your health.