Users' questions

Did Christopher Reeves ever walk again?

Did Christopher Reeves ever walk again?

Christopher Reeve demonstrated to the world that he had recovered some movement and sensation. While he could not walk, did not regain bowel, bladder, or sexual function, nor could he breathe without a ventilator, his limited recovery was significant.

Is Christopher Reeves still paralyzed?

Having played Krypton’s hero, he was struggling without much success to separate himself from that role and demonstrate his dramatic talent. The blow left him paralyzed from the neck down and forever in a wheelchair.

Was Christopher Reeves able to speak?

Not only will he enjoy the relative quiet of his own breathing, he will be able to smell scents and to talk. Reeve has had trouble talking with the breathing tube in his throat. Right now he can only talk in a whisper, but with time, his voice should get stronger, too.

What did Christopher Reeve do for a living?

Christopher Reeve demonstrated to the world that he had recovered some movement and sensation. While he could not walk, did not regain bowel, bladder, or sexual function, nor could he breathe without a ventilator, his limited recovery was significant.

When did Christopher Reeve start his exercise program?

In 1998 and 1999, Christopher underwent treadmill training to encourage functional stepping. His experience with treadmill training was the foundation of the Reeve Foundation’s NeuroRecovery Network® . Christopher and Dr. McDonald believed that these activities may have awakened dormant nerve pathways.

Who are the three children of Christopher Reeve?

After her death the foundation was renamed The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. Today, all three of Reeve’s children, Matthew, Alexandra, and William serve on the board of directors for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. By Mike Lin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

How did Man of Steel George Reeves die?

Christopher Reeve’s life is a big part of this conspiracy theory, but so too is George Reeves (pictured but no relation to Christopher). George Reeves played the Man of Steel on TV, but days before he was to be married, he died from a gunshot wound. The death was ruled a suicide, but controversy surrounds his death.