The end of Superman

Christopher Reeve’s rugged good looks and impressive physique may have won him the role of Superman on the silver screen. But it was his super hero qualities of courage and determination in his wheelchair, after a horse riding accident nine years ago, that confirmed his place on the world stage as a leading advocate for people with spinal injuries.

News of his death from heart failure was greeted with sadness yesterday by fans as well as by Australian researchers, who predicted one of his legacies would be to help make NSW a world-leading centre for spinal injury research and rehabilitation.

The 52-year-old American actor, who was paralysed from the neck down, was the star attraction in Sydney in January last year at the NSW Premier’s Forum on Spinal Cord Injury and Conditions, which brought together for the first time in Australia more than 1000 scientists, politicians, people with spinal injuries, their carers and families.
Source: SMH.com

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