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"After the accident, Dana was told to say goodbye and people were talking about my funeral. " Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college.He made many successful films and TV Shows but he is most famous for his superman films. Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back.The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made amazing progress. At first, he couldn't breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again but he started a new life with great courage. The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research in to back injuries. He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems. From their home, Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident. "Have you thought of giving up after the accident?" "No. Four days after the injury, I came to understand my situation.My wife Dana and I were in the hospital.The doctor said I was not going to pull through.Dana said: 'But you're still you, and I love you. 'And that saved my life.Since that moment I have never thought of giving up.Of course, I've had moments of feeling sorry for myself, but I've never had any thoughts of committing suicide. " Did you think that your marriage was so strong? "Yes, because Dana's so wonderful.We have always got on really well.Our relationship has always been fantastic. " How did your parents react to the accident? "They divorced when I was four.They've got closer since the accident. " How did you get involved with charity work? "I know a lot of disabled people need my help.This is how I got involved with my charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people. " "With the progress of new medical research, I'm confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day.So you can see, I'm far too busy with living to think of giving up! " Christopher Reeve died on October 10, 2004.But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero. Christopher Reeve出生在1952年九月。他在八岁时参加了他的第一次学校戏剧,上大学时就参演了电视剧和电影。他在演艺事业中获得了很多成就,而其中最著名的就是电影《超人》。 不幸的是,1995不安吧灾难在他掉下马的一瞬间降临到了他身上。医生也对他的生存不抱期望。然而,他创造了奇迹。最初,他需要机器来支持呼吸,但他尽力地学习着自己呼吸。如果他不是靠着这份勇气来开始新生活,他将不能再一次站起来。 发生意外后的第二年,Christopher回到了电影制作中。他筹集了很多资金来发展背部医疗工程。他在全美就他的经历来展开讲座。这不仅仅引起了背部医疗的注意,更给像这样带着各种问题的人的生存带来了鼓励。 从他们家里,Christopher和他的妻子Dana讲述事故之后他们的故事。 Q:在事故发生之后你有没有想过放弃呢? A:没有。受伤后四天,我开始明白了我的处境。我和妻子Dana住了院。医生告诉我我没什么康复了。Dana跟我说,我还是我,而她也爱我。而这句话拯救了我。在那之后我没有再想过放弃。当然,我有时会觉得这对我太遗憾了,但我从没有想过自杀。 Q:你是否觉得你们的婚姻十分顽强? A:是的,因为Dana实在很优秀。我们相处真的十分愉快。我们的关系总是相当的好。 Q:你的父母对事故有什么反应? A:他们在我四岁的时候离婚了。而在事故后他们更亲近了。 Q:为什么你会投身于慈善事业的呢? A:我明白到很多残疾人士需要我的帮助。这就是为什么我要投身于慈善事业来为残疾人士改善生活。 “随着医疗新科技的发展,我很自信像我一样的人能有一天重新站起来。所以你可以看见,我忙得根本没有时间去想放弃的问题。” Christopher Reeve在2004年10月逝去。但全世界的人们永远都会这一位超级英雄。 |
