Christopher Reeve: A True Superhero

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Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) was a prominent American film and television actor, best known for playing Superman. On Memorial Day in 1995, he was thrown from a horse and became paralyzed from the neck down. Despite his injury, he continued to act and use his platform to promote stem cell research and independent living for paralyzed individuals.

While Reeve is best known for his 1978 Superman franchise, along with many other films, he also directed, wrote two autobiographies, and was nominated for two Best Spoken Word Album Grammys for the narration of his two books Still Me and Nothing is Impossible. Above all, he “motivated neuroscientists around the world to conquer the most complex diseases of the brain and central nervous system,” (From the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation). As chairman of the foundation, Reeve lobbied and testified for funding to research and cure diseases such as Parkinson’s, ALS, strokes, and other issues related to spinal cord damage.

Christopher Reeve is a shining example of someone who embraced unexpected challenges and defied all expectations.

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November 4, 2020

Joan Vaughn

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Written by Joan Vaughn

I’m Joan, and I know home care from the inside out. I’ve navigated my daughter through 24/7 home care nursing and managed her PCA’s. I’ve helped my parents move into (and out of) assisted living, Medicare episodes, skilled nurse visits, home health aids, and PCAs. Sandwiched in all of that, I’ve helped coordinate home care equipment and supplies, physical therapists, occupational therapists, county workers, and medications (oh, the medications). I know emergency departments, children’s hospitals, cancer wards, cardiac floors, and specialty units. I can recite health insurance policies (and call their bluff). I know a lot of other things in life too, like Shakespeare, where to sit to see a great sunset over a lake, how to keep myself healthy, how to read a profit/loss statement and state statutes, when to use a comma, and that gratitude is one of the keys to success. So I’m going to have this blog and write about home care from time to time. I’ll include topics like current legislation, professional boundaries in a tricky environment, and being a caregiver. I’ll also post some guest blogs from clients and nurses. Join me in the conversation.

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