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May 29, 2023 · The actor was paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse during a showjumping competition. He fought to recover and became an advocate for spinal cord injury research and awareness.
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Jan 8, 2020 · His health in a fragile state, 43-year-old Reeve came down with pneumonia, a urinary tract infection and ulcers in the days after his accident. After being transferred to New Jersey's Kessler...
Apr 2, 2014 · In May 1995 Reeve became paralyzed from the neck down when he sustained a severe cervical spinal injury in a horse-riding accident.
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May 27, 2024 · Monday, May 27, marks 29 years since Christopher Reeve's devastating accident during an equestrian competition left him paralyzed, nine years before his death at age 52.
May 26, 2020 · On May 27, 1995, the actor injured his spinal cord after falling off his horse in an equestrian competition. Today, hundreds of thousands of people have seen their quality of life improved through his selfless commitment and relentless activism. Christopher Reeve ’s life changed on May 27, 1995.
Apr 4, 2024 · The Superman star fell off his horse in 1995 and became paralyzed from the neck down. He continued his career and became a disability rights activist until his death in 2004.
Beginning in the 1980s, Reeve was an activist for environmental and human-rights causes and for artistic freedom of expression. After his accident, he lobbied for spinal injury research, including human embryonic stem cell research, and for better insurance coverage for people with disabilities.
