Remembering Dana Reeve

Dana Reeve, the actress-singer who married Christopher Reeve (Superman) and devoted herself to his care after his horse-riding accident, died last night of lung cancer only a year and a half after her husbands death. She was 44 years old.

Christopher and Dana Reeve married in 1992. Life changed drastically for the young show business couple three years later when Christopher Reeve suffered near-total paralysis in a horse-riding accident and almost died. In his autobiography, "Still Me," Reeve wrote that he suggested early on to his wife, "Maybe we should let me go." She responded, "I'll be with you for the long haul, no matter what. You're still you and I love you."

For his remaining nine years, Dana Reeve was her husband's constant companion and supporter during the ordeal of his rehabilitation, winning worldwide acclaim and admiration. With him, she became an activist in the search for a cure for spinal cord injuries.

If Chris was the personification of courage, Dana was the personification of selflessness.

"Dana was an elegant and graceful woman, and she left this world the same way. She was at peace."