Great stories! I would argue that there's no such thing as too optimistic.
I think he was too unrealistic. That, in turn, never allowed him to adapt. On Monday, June 30, 2014 2:16 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: That is Great Bobbie. I too had several opportunities to meet and serve Mr Reeve, but only after his release from Rehab. After his release from Rehab, his life was very active as he traveled from one side of the country... to the other. He always traveled with a huge steamer trunk, a Registered Nurse, Physical Therapist, Respiratory Therapist and a Wheelchair Tech, who's only function was to disassemble and reassemble Mr Reeve's personal wheelchair. He also brought 3 bottles of oxygen. Mr Reeve, being the celebrity that he was, would fly via one of 3 private jets to a venue and then back again, mostly same day trips. He always had a traveling security team of 3 to make sure his arrivals and departures were very private and guarded. My relationship with Mr Reeve, also allowed me to meet world leaders and other celebrities who were speaking at the same venues. I will always remember him as a Great Husband, Great Father and Community Leader. His only fault was that he was.... too optimistic. Best Wishes In a message dated 6/30/2014 3:30:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I met and spoke to Christopher Reeve when he was in Rehab at Kessler, I was/am a peer counselor at Kessler. At the time, 1995, he was still very angry and in EXTREME denial. I remember suggesting to him one day " ... don't dwell so much on waiting for a cure. Just try to keep yourself busy. Find something that you love and do it." >Well, he blew up and told me off, he said " ... I am NOT going to live the >rest of my life in this wheelchair. I'm going to walk and when I do the first >thing I'm going to do is throw this chair off a cliff." >Now, you need to remember that at this time, the vent was breathing for him, >he had to wait for the vent to push the air into his lungs, then he could >speak on the exhale. But when he got SO VERY MAD at me, he told me off in one >"breath" and with Volume. I almost said " ... you should get mad more often, >that was very good." But I knew better. >Another thing; his wife, Dana and his son Will, came quite often a you can >imagine. They only lived about 30 miles away in Princeton, NJ Reeve got >sooooooo much fan mail that they had 3-4 volunteer's go through his mail the >entire 6 -8 months he was living there. (The security was beefed up like you >wouldn't believe, around the clock) I know this for a fact, because I was a >volunteer myself, that neither Christopher or Dana never, ever came to see the > fan mail or even thank the many volunteer's for their time. >Bobbie > >
