This is terrible news for a family that has already gone through a lot:
Dana Reeve, who spent nine years caring for her paralyzed husband, Christopher Reeve, until his death last year, announced Tuesday that she has lung cancer.
Reeve, 44, said she decided to disclose her illness following rumors about her health in the media.
“I have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer, and am currently undergoing treatment,” Reeve said in a statement. “I have an excellent team of physicians, and we are optimistic about my prognosis.”
I still agree with Gary Farber. I am really angry with death, and I hope Dana pullsthrough ok.
linda
such incredibly sad news.
the article notes that she’s a non-smoker. in an odd bit of timing, one of the news programs just did a segment a couple of days ago that lung cancer is being diagnosed in an increasing number of young women who don’t smoke. googling, i just came up with this:
“In fact, 30% of lung cancers diagnosed in women today are in women who never smoked. Susan Decote of San Francisco is one of those women.”
Andrei
Sad news for me too. I wrote a remembrance about him on my long neglected blog last year.
Get well Dana.
Grotesqueticle
I reckon that’s a bi-partisan sentiment. Fuck death.
Anne O'Bryant
Dana Reeves is NOT a hero. She took a vow and lived up to it,period. She should be ashamed of herself. She disgusts me. There are thousands of women everyday doing what she did without hired help and they do it without being hailed a hero. Your admiration for her is misplaced.
kim
What a monsterous thing to say. I don’t get you. Did you have a bad day you friggen lunatic?!
kim
By the way, my comment is in response to Ms. Anne O’Bryant