I wrote about Christopher Reeve from my point of view. I was astonished by the hate and loathing directed at Reeve before he died and after his death. The most intelligent discussion is chez Ed Braydon: here and here
Today I went to visit Azygos, and he was talking about Just the Nurse.
Well, it struck me that what kept Chris alive was oh, yes, his will....but damn good nursing.
(Some folk thought it was a sign of poor care that he died of a pressure wound, but this article points out the difficulties for people with Reeve's level of paralysis. More details here Joe takes us Behind The Med Speak; he thinks Reeve died of VIP medicine --and here's another definition-- I don't know, but Joe has a lot of detail.)
( Dan Spills talks about losing his father to the same level of injury as Reeve's. )
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