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After Reeve's death in October 2004, his widow, Dana Reeve, assumed the chairmanship of the Foundation. Dana Reeve herself died 17 months later, in March 2006, of lung cancer. [7] On March 11, 2007, the Foundation announced that it had changed its name to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation on the first anniversary of Dana Reeve's death. [8 ...
The Reeves eventually joined forces with the American Paralysis Association to create the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Christopher’s journey and work after the accident is now the ...
Dana Charles Reeve (née Morosini; March 17, 1961 – March 6, 2006) was an American actress and singer. She was the wife of actor Christopher Reeve and mother of television reporter and anchor Will Reeve.
Seventeen months after losing his dad, Christopher Reeve, to heart failure, Will's mother, Dana, died of cancer. ... Christopher Reeve and his wife Dana at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in 1996.
In a letter to fellow caregivers that still exists on the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's website, she wrote, "After my husband Christopher was injured, it became obvious that paralysis is a ...
Reeve's widow, Dana, headed the Christopher Reeve Foundation after his death. Although a non-smoker, she was diagnosed with lung cancer on August 9, 2005. She died at age 44 on March 6, 2006, [ 253 ] and the foundation was subsequently renamed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation . [ 254 ]
(L-R) Will, Dana, and Christopher Reeve with family friend Robin Williams. Evan Agostini/Getty Images Will, born June 7, 1992, is Reeve's youngest child and the only child he had with his wife, Dana.
After becoming a quadriplegic, Reeve and his family were shocked at the lack of resources for people with disabilities and started the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to help improve quality of life and fund research for a cure for people with spinal cord injuries.