|
To print: Click here or Select File and then Print from your browser's menu
-------------------------------------------------------------- This story was printed from dtheatre.com, located at http://www.dtheatre.com/read.php?sid=1851. --------------------------------------------------------------
|
SuperMan Can Feel His Toes! By Unknown, (DT) September 11, 2002 1:18 PM PT |
|
Editor: The following story or article was submitted by one of our readers and may not necessarily reflect the Dtheatre.com crew's opinion. We hold no responsibility for inaccuracies or hoaxes.
Paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve is regaining his senses and can now move some of his fingers and toes. The Superman star, 49, has been in a wheelchair since a horse riding accident near Charlottesville, Virginia in May 1995. Doctors announced today Reeve is progressing well and they believe with his current rate of progress there is a chance he may walk again. Doctors from the Washington University School Of Medicine say Reeve can feel a pin prick over most of his body and is able to distinguish between hot and cold, and sharp and dull sensations. Doctor John McDonald explains, "No one who has suffered an injury as severe as Chris' and failed to have any initial recovery has regained the amount of motor and sensory function he has." Reeve was ecstatic to feel the hugs of his wife Dana and his three children Will, Matthew and Alexandra. He enthuses, "To be able to feel just the lightest touch is really a gift." The star's progress has cost him $420,000 a year in medical bills and therapy which includes electrical muscle stimulations and repetitive motion exercises to restart his motor skills. |
|