Christopher Reeve: Paralysis Cure is Close

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - May 14, 2003 — Christopher Reeve believes a cure for paralysis is close.

"Help is on the way, it really is," Reeve said Monday after touring the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 50-year-old actor was paralyzed in a 1995 horseback riding accident.

He visited the speedway for a benefit for the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation, named for the Indy Racing League team owner who was left a quadriplegic in a January 2000 crash during a test session.

Reeve is a strong supporter of stem cell research, which some experts believe may unlock a way of reversing the often debilitating effects of spinal injuries.

"It's going to transform everything and mean a great deal to people with brain injuries and spinal cord injuries as well," he said.

Reeve also was invited to an Indianapolis meeting to discuss forming an umbrella group that would coordinate the efforts of researchers and medical experts who focus on spinal cord injuries.

Reeve was told in 1995 that he would never regain movement below his shoulders. Through a rigorous exercise program and extensive rehabilitation, he's regained some movement and sensation in his hands and feet.

"All bets are off in terms of the common wisdom of what the outcome after injury is," he said.

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Christopher Reeve is still strong man to struggle to find a cure for paralysis
 
If he finally can walk, he should make a new Superman movie all about his real life.
 
I remember seeing his commercial during the Superbowl 3 years ago. Boy, that brought us a lot of attention!
 
Didn't he die from his paralysis? :confused: Man, I'm so behind on this.

I adore his movies. :thumb:
 
Originally posted by ChelEler
Didn't he die from his paralysis? :confused: Man, I'm so behind on this.

I adore his movies. :thumb:
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No he hasn't. He's attempting to try to walk.
 
Originally posted by ChelEler
Hmm.. then who died from paralysis? He's an actor too. :dunno:
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I can't think of the one you are talking about. I have few in my head.

The name of this one, I'm not sure, he fell to his death somewhere in asia. He was the famous character in Hercules and Xena Warrior princess as the God of war.

Other one was this man who went flying in a small plane and it crashed, He died in the hospital due to paralysis.

:dunno:
 
Originally posted by prostock19
Christpher Reeve is a VERY inspiring person. He is #1 in my books.
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I agreed!
he is still my favorite superman! :D
 
Right, he'll always be our superman.. He's proved himself to be, since he's not giving up! :thumb:
 
I strongly support stem cell research cuz they can make deaf people to hear again in natural way! :).. .. come on speed it up.. I wanna hear again!
 
Originally posted by Travis
I strongly support stem cell research cuz they can make deaf people to hear again in natural way! :).. .. come on speed it up.. I wanna hear again!
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That is one of the reasons for cloning. They wanted to make clones of stem cells for use in research and to help issues like this. Unfortunately, Bush put a ban on cloning as well as people being against it.
 
and he's my fave actor :mrgreen: cuz I loved watchin his movies but dang he's real smart when it comes to get cure he never give up to attempt to walk ;)
 
Would you believe that Christopher Reeve wanting a cure for paralysis is almost as controversial in the Disabilty Rights community as the CI is in the Deaf-World?
There are a lot of Dis Rights people who think that Reeve should just quit whining about how the disabilty "limits" him and concentrate instead on learning how to live with and adapt to the disabilty.
I hate to say this, but I seriously doubt that he'll be walking any time soon. I know many quadupuligacs who became quads around the time I was born (over twenty years ago) and they were reassured by all their doctors that a cure for paralysis was "just around the corner"...GUESS WHAT? It still hasn't happened! I also think that Reeve doesn't quite realize what a huge fight is ahead as there is a lot of money to be made in industries like the wheelchair industries, the medical supplies industries and so on. The CEOs and presidents of those VERY powerful corparations will fight tooth and nail to prevent a cure from reaching the market. After all they make BILLIONS of dollars from what is actually a VERY limited market. If paralysis was cured then there'd be no market whatsoever for electronic wheelchairs or trach supplies or vents or things like that.(this is probaly a HUGE reason why things like hearing loss haven't been cured as of yet, b/c there's so much money to be made on hearing aids, CIs, auditory/verbal therapy, ALDs etc)
It's great that he's regained some movement and feeling but, there is some research that indicates that the progress which Reeve has acheived is actually quite "normal" for quads.
 
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