BREAKING: Dana Reeve has died of lung cancer at 44 yrs old!

[Shine]

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Dana Reeve, who won worldwide admiration for her devotion to her "Superman" husband, Christopher Reeve, through his decade of near-total paralysis, has died of lung cancer at the age of 44.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/03/07/obit.reeve.ap/index.html


She was a woman of incredible heart and courage. I had a lot of respect for her.
Rest in peace, Dana O8)

[azmouse]

1. A light has gone out of the world.

She had a 1000 watt smile. This is so sad.

RIP, Dana.

[Vidar]

2. I hope they're together again in a far better place.

[nini]

3. This breaks my heart

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I'm speechless. :-(

[skygazer]

4. Saw that this morning - very sad

The article I read said too that 1 in 5 women diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked a cigarette. I found that to be an incredible statistic.

How awful for their son who is only 13, I believe - he's had to live with far too much trauma already. :cry:

[Shine]

5. I've been thinking about their son all morning. Only 13. It's a huge loss.

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My heart goes out to their whole family, but especially their precious boy.

[Midlodemocrat]

9. My best friend here in VA used her dad as her doctor.

I feel so for that poor man. First his wife, now his daughter.


And of course, that precious little Will. Heartbreaking.

[hfojvt]

8. I saw that too

at 44 it seems almost like childhood cancer to me. Some of the 1 in 5 are probably married to heavy smokers or working with heavy smokers. Not true in her case though. I am almost 44 myself, and I am neither ready to die, nor ready to lose my parents.

[WeRQ4U]

6. That's so hard.

Their son is so young. I couldn't imagine leaving my son alone. It kills me to think about it.

[SeattleGirl]

7. I saw that as soon as I turned my computer on.

Lordy, it seems like there is so much death lately, not only of celebrities, but of family and friends of DUers.

I am sad at Dana's passing, and I too have been thinking of her and Chris's son. What a tremendous loss for him.