Jeez, this poor woman. After dealing with her husband’s paralysis (and eventually his death, as well) for nearly a decade, Dana Reeve has announced that she has lung cancer. Thankfully the prognosis is apparently fairly decent, although I seem to recall hearing that about Peter Jennings when he first announced that he had cancer. Here’s hoping that Mrs. Reeve has a happy outcome to her story.
LOS ANGELES, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Dana Reeve, the widow of Christopher Reeve who nursed the paralyzed “Superman” for nine years, stunned Americans on Tuesday by announcing she had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Reeve, 44, who earned respect and affection for devoting herself to her husband after a riding accident left him paralyzed from the neck down, said she was undergoing treatment and was optimistic about her prognosis.
