chris reeve dead at 52 :(

astroglide · #1 10-11-2004, 01:47 AM

lapsed into a coma and died. i would have loved to see him walk again. science just lost a great advocate.

Dynasty · #2 10-11-2004, 01:51 AM

It appears this is only being reported by www.drudgereport.com.

Still, I don't think Drudge is putting this story up without having one reliable source.

astroglide · #3 10-11-2004, 01:52 AM

front page of cnn, i don't read drudge

Dynasty · #4 10-11-2004, 01:54 AM

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For about an hour, it was just Drudge. Foxnews.com has in now too. I'm sure it's all over the place.

bwana devil · #5 10-11-2004, 01:55 AM

wow. Didn't think I'd get my news from here. Thanks for the post.

When he injured himself, I worked at a head-injured residential treatment center which had many of his needs. Hopefully, stem-cell research will address his needs and provide society with the needed technology.

Vote your heart.

bwana

astroglide · #6 10-11-2004, 01:56 AM

it's just really unfucking fair. he should have been the first to walk again or get to die trying.

wacki · #7 10-11-2004, 01:57 AM

Reeve's will never get the chance to be as luck as this rat.

30 seconds paralyzed, then 30 seconds cured.

It's such a shame.

Heres a paper on it.

http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/99/5/3024

wacki · #8 10-11-2004, 02:00 AM

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Agreed. It sucks there isn't more research being done in this area.

astroglide · #9 10-11-2004, 02:03 AM

if the discussion here gets too stem-celly there should probably be a fork in the politics forum

KingMarc · #10 10-11-2004, 02:04 AM

Reeve was a truely great model..someone who refused to give up, no matter how hard things seemed. I will never forget him.