2003 Movie News Archives

November 25, 2003: Christopher Reeve Breathing Free

The Associated Press just released the following news article about Christopher Reeve, the actor who played Superman in four movies and recently starred as Dr Virgil Swann on the TV show "Smallville", making a speech in New York minus the ventilator he's had to wear since his Equestrian accident. Here's an excerpt from the article...

    Christopher Reeve appeared before a New York audience and proudly pointed out what was missing: the ventilator he's had to use since the horseback riding accident that left him paralyzed.

    "To breathe normally, to be able to smell ... anything that makes you feel more normal is psychologically so important," Reeve told the crowd at Monday night's annual benefit for his Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.

    In February, Reeve became the third person in the United States to undergo a surgical procedure called diaphragm pacing, which involves threading tiny wires through small incisions in the diaphragm. The wires connect the electrodes to a control box outside the body. The device allows him to breathe without a ventilator for hours at a time.

    Reeve had demonstrated the device, which works like a pacemaker, earlier this month in an interview with Barbara Walters on ABC's "20/20." Monday's event was billed as his first public appearance using the device.

Read the complete article at the Yahoo! News website.



2003 Movie News

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