GA... I share virtually all of your sentiments below, though Reeve did address care issues in the last few years, likely the result of realizing the "cure" is still many years away.
Reeve's efforts and celebrity have bought more money and interest to SCI research than could have been accomplished by dozens of non-celebrities working full time. I have little doubt that there will be future beneficiaries of current research on "cures" for SCI. Do I believe those of us with long term injuries will be among this group of beneficiaries? Probably not... That stated, can it not be mutually acceptable for you and I to live and appreciate life as though there will never be a "cure," and have others like Reeve live their lives in search of a "cure" which may or may not benefit everyone with an SCI? If yes, why would anyone yell at you? If no, why not? Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:25 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [QUAD-L] Christopher Reeves / Go ahead yell at me now > > > I am sorry for his family's loss, sorry for his untimely > accident and death. > > I may be in the minority, but I don't remember one interview that he > advocated putting money into research for the existing quads as > far as the betterment of our care. > > Every time I saw him interviewed, it was "a cure for him" and > I applaud him > for that. > > The truth is that someday there may be a cure, but I am not > sitting around > focusing on that cure. > > I am living my life to the fullest and enjoying all the > things I can. I enjoy > the blue sky, the turning of the leaves in autumn, the first > crocus flowers > to appear in spring, the big beautiful Monarch > Butterfly........................................ > > Yes, if I would have unlimited funds, I may have started > therapy 3-4 hours > per day, but look what he missed out on. > > OK, go ahead....YELL! > > GA >
