Christopher Reeve Makes Speech Without Ventilator

[MoonAndSun]

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this man is truly an inspiration!




snip>NEW YORK Christopher Reeve appeared before a New York audience and proudly pointed out what was missing: the ventilator he's had to use since the horseback riding accident that left him paralyzed.


"To breathe normally, to be able to smell ... anything that makes you feel more normal is psychologically so important," Reeve told the crowd at Monday night's annual benefit for his Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.


In February, Reeve became the third person in the United States to undergo a surgical procedure called diaphragm pacing, which involves threading tiny wires through small incisions in the diaphragm. The wires connect the electrodes to a control box outside the body. The device allows him to breathe without a ventilator for hours at a time.

[Skittles]

1. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

OUTSTANDING !!!

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2. I thought I was seeing things at Yahoo

this story was there, then I blinked, and it was gone. I was sure I'd imagined it. Thanks for restoring my sanity MoonAndSun.

As for Reeve, it's amazing.

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3. The "Man of Steel" does it again!!

Christopher Reeve, not the comic-book character.

:thumbsup:

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4. How wonderful. Hopefully soon this breakthrough will be available

to all. That is great news!!!

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5. Chris Reeve is "Inspirational"! This is Awesome

Progress! :yourock: Chris!