Originally Posted By t1lersm0m I couldn't find any links...but they just announced on Good morning America that she passed away. I am very saddened by that news. It must be very hard on her kids to lose their mother after losing their father. My prayers are with them.
Originally Posted By FaMulan I had wished it wasn't true, but here's a link to CNN: <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/03/07/obit.reeve.ap/" target="_blank">http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SH OWBIZ/03/07/obit.reeve.ap/</a> I believe her son is fairly young. My thoughts go out to him and any other family members.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m Yeah, they just said he was 13 on GMA. They replayed an interview with her, and she sounded so hopeful regarding her cancer. She said she only had 1 bad week a month, and that the tumor was shrinking "Thank God". It's very sad to think of how low the survival rate is in lung cancer patients. I believe something like 85% of people die within 5 years of diagnosis. It makes you wonder why people would choose to smoke (before I get blasted, my husband and both parents smoke, and I know that Dana Reeve didn't smoke).
Originally Posted By cape cod joe When people used to ask me why I get up at 3 to work out 4 hours a day and why I'm so happy every day, I used to say that Christopher Reeve would love to be able to get up and work out like that but he's a quad. Since he's been gone, I've used his wife as a motivating force role model in my life, but now?????????????? Life is so ephemeral. She was such a great human being as was Chris. Chris used to do volunteer work here on the Cape to save the bay, etc. What a tragedy. God must have a great eternity in a very special place in Heaven for those two people.
Originally Posted By bloona The poor poor family, my good friend died of lung cancer too, 6 years after having his lung removed and being given the all clear, it came back in the other lung. I hope and pray that this awful disease is soon stopped altogether, wouldnt that be fantastic?
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder I don't think Dana Reeve smoked, and while lung cancer can be hereditary of course, this hopefully will bring even more attention to the dangers of second hand smoke. I'd love to see a case where one could prove a certain person's smoking was the cause of second hand smoke lung cancer and criminal charges were brought. Anyway, you have to figure there's a better reward for Reeve where she is now, because she sure paid her dues here on earth.
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m I must correct my first post....I was thinking she and Christopher Reeve had children together....they only had one son, Will. So my heart goes out to their son, Will.
Originally Posted By cape cod joe post 6--We cerainly concur on this one counselor! Death penalty for the cigarette companies.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd The thing that scares me is that I know so many people that are ending up with tumors on their lungs who never smoked. My friend Pete died of lung cancer and he was the healthiest person I've ever known. He rode his bike to work every day, ran, traveled all over, climbed peaks all over the world and he died within 6 months of being diagnosed. My niece just had surgery to remove a tumor from her lung and thank God it was not cancerous. She is only 21. I wonder if Dana Reeve died from the same thing as my friend. The tumor was on the exterior of the lung and not on the interior in both my friend and my niece.
Originally Posted By trailsend This is exactly what happened to my mother. My mother was the most active woman and no one ever believed her when she told her age. She was 74 and looked 60. My mother bowled her entire life. She was bowling 3 times a week plus working out at a gym when in 1998, in May, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. My mother never smoked. I was in the doctor's office when he turned to me and told us the diagnosis. He said maybe 6 months, tops. I was in shock as was my mother. From the moment of not knowing what was wrong, she lived 10 weeks. I'm telling you, it was downhill from that moment. People with similiar experiences told me the same thing. I am so sorry for this in the life of their son. But they seemed so very close when I saw them on Oprah.
Originally Posted By cape cod joe Girl that's a horrifying story! I'm so sorry. That second hand smoke is killing people and it must be stopped.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 How incredibly sad. Agree with STPH, second hand smoke is just as deadly. May she rest in peace she was a wonderful, devoted wife and mom. Wow.
