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P.O.V. 10/4/2015 Will Reeves?

Since this is a column where I can offer my feelings, thoughts, and opinions. On different things. There is one thing that has always bothered me. With regards to the family pictured above. Yes in the movie Christopher Reeves played Superman.

Who could only be stopped, by one leftover piece of radioactive rock known as kryptonite. When in reality Chris had his life altered by one particular horse.

Maybe they should have changed the horses name to kryptonite. Christopher Reeves was very well known as an actor and Director. In movie circles and the creative industry. He directed movies and lots of other things that I probably don’t even know about. After his accident, and when He became wheelchair bound, He shifted his major energies and thoughts towards getting back on his feet, and all of that. He brought a lot of publicity not only to himself, but to the rest of the disabled community as well. This is a good thing. Chris underwent a lot of experimental surgeries and experiments. To try and regain the feeling in His lower body, which was His porogative that was something he wanted to do. I am

also a disabled citizen, and I always heard from the medical community and many others that whenever you undergo a surgical procedure, which they have to physically cut into your body, to remove a damaged organ, or repair certain things to bring back your quality of life. Each time you undergo any kind of invasive surgery, I was always made to understand you were also taking time away from your lifespan. This is what I believe happened to Chris, after His accident, He was so possessed with the idea of regaining his quality of life as it used to be. That He let quite a few things, which might have helped maintain His life. Ironically this is also what happens to Chris’s wife Dana. A year after his death, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. After exploratory surgery they realized it had gone to far and they were not able to do anything about it. She was so focused on taking care of her own superman, which she forgot to take care of herself. Later she also paid the ultimate price, and missed out on the rest of her family. All this was brought on by the decision of a horse, not going over a jump. While this is a true and tragic story, there are a few people and things that I believe that the Reeves, Chris and Dana, forgot about. True as you can see in the picture above, Chris had two other children who were almost adults by then, who was the product of a previous relationship. Before Chris meet His wife Dana who was a stage actress. Together they gave birth to their youngest son Will. That’s why I think about lots of the time. He was somewhere around 11 or 13 at this time. When first He lost His Father, and soon after His Mother. Sure His older Brother and Sister may check in with Him every now and then. But Will had to be raised by family friends, and I assume He still has some family left, but where they are I don’t know. Will Reeves, the youngest is who I feel the most sorry for. Every child needs His original parents. By now He is probably an adult and I just wonder how He is doing? I lost my Father when He was in His seventies. But I am also happy to say that my Mother just turned 91 (nicknamed Mighty Mom). I am thankful for every day that she is still with us. This is just something that I often thought about. I hope it will make you stop and think, and be thankful for your family. Thanks for reading Toppy Carter.