Dana Reeve
Dana Reeve Trivia
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She was into a public role after her husband became a tetraplegic
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She grew up in the town of Greenburgh, New York.
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Several months before her death, she taped the PBS documentary The New Medicine focusing on the growing trend in medical care combining holistic and traditional treatment.
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She endorsed Senator John Kerry for president and introduced him before his speech on science and technology on October 21, 2004.
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She was an activist for disability causes.
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She spent the junior year of her studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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She was a singer.
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She pursued additional graduate studies in acting at the California Institute of the Arts.
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Dana had two sisters.
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In her final public appearances, she stated that the tumor had responded to therapy and was shrinking.
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She created fundraiser trinkets for the Foundation.
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She performed at theatres on Broadway.
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She did a long-running commercial for Tide laundry detergent that aired during the 1990s.
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She and her husband received honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from Middlebury in 2004.
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She graduated in English Literature from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1984.
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She graduated from Edgemont High School in 1979.
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In 2005, she received the Mother of the Year Award
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At the end of the movie Superman Returns (2006), a dedication to Christopher and Dana Reeve was put up the screen.
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She married Christopher Reeve on April 11, 1992.
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Died in the night of March 6, 2006 of lung cancer, even though she never smoked.
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(talking about riding horses) Dana Reeve: I rode my whole life, and after Chris had his accident, I stopped riding, primarily because he loved it so much, and I think it really would have been painful for him if I was going off riding and he wasn't able to. And it didn't mean that much to me to drop.
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Dana Reeve: I was married to a man who never gave up.
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Dana Reeve: We have become accustomed to living our life with joy amidst pain and challenges.
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Dana Reeve: Your emotional state has a tremendous amount to do with sickness, health and well-being. For years, my husband and I lived on and because of hope. Hope continues to give me the mental strength to carry on.
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Dana Reeve: You have to celebrate the gifts because life is so hard and I think once you realize life's gonna be hard, the good stuff really comes forward.
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Dana Reeve: I hope before too long to be sharing news of my good health and recovery, ... Now, more than ever, I feel Chris with me as I face this challenge. As always, I look to him as the ultimate example of defying the odds with strength, courage, and hope in the face of life's adversities.
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