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There are many accounts of children that resembled their famous parents as adults.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many famous people\u2019s children look strikingly like their famous parents, such as Michael J. Fox\u2019s identical twin daughters, Julia Roberts\u2019s teenage daughter, and Elvis Presley\u2019s grandson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, Christopher Reeve\u2019s son Will, who is now 29 years old, is not only a physical clone of his famous father but also actively works to carry on his role model\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n

Christopher Reeve\u2019s youngest kid was only 13 when both of his parents passed away, a tragic loss for any child.<\/p>\n

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What does a hero look like?<\/h2>\n

Christopher Reeve personified what it meant to be a hero for millions of people in the late 1970s and early 1980s.<\/p>\n

He won the award for Most Promising Male Newcomer at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1978 for his portrayal of Superman from DC Comics.<\/p>\n

After the success of Superman, the attractive and charming actor went on to star in three more superhero films.<\/p>\n

His name is forever linked to a well-known superhero.<\/p>\n

Christopher Reeve, who was born in New York in 1952, was involved in many other fields outside acting.<\/p>\n

Christopher Reeve accident<\/h2>\n

Christopher Reeve\u2019s life was irrevocably altered on May 27, 1995.<\/p>\n

The well-known actor hurt his back after he was thrown from his horse Buck at a competition in Culpeper, Virginia.<\/p>\n

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The Hollywood actor\u2019s paralysis from the neck down and subsequent wheelchair confinement shocked his millions of fans and his family.<\/p>\n

The actor\u2019s organization claims that Christopher\u2019s mom pleaded with doctors to turn off his life support so he could die.<\/p>\n

The New York Times reported subsequently that the actor\u2019s life would have been lost if he had fallen just one centimeter to the left.<\/p>\n

If Christopher had fallen to the right instead, he would have only sustained a concussion at most.<\/p>\n

When Christopher became a quadriplegic, he was just 42 years old. For the remainder of his life, he would need to use a wheelchair and a portable ventilator.<\/p>\n

As soon as they saw what had happened, doctors pronounced there was little chance of recovery and told Reeve it was\u00a0\u201cimpossible\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0for him to regain movement.<\/p>\n

During his first several days in the hospital, Christopher Reeve was highly drugged and delusional as he endured a hellish ordeal.<\/p>\n

He thought his life was over after hearing the doctor\u2019s awful diagnosis.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t want to put undue strain on his loved ones, so he suggested to his wife, Dana Morosini, that they stop life support.<\/p>\n

With tears in her eyes, she responded,\u00a0\u201dI will support whatever you want to do, because this is your life and your decision. But I want you to know that I\u2019ll be with you for the long haul, no matter what. You\u2019re still you. And I love you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instead of giving up, Reeve and his dedicated wife Dana put their energy into action, founding the Christopher Reeve Foundation.<\/p>\n

The organization\u2019s name was changed to honor Christopher and Dana Reeve.<\/p>\n

The pair also advocated on behalf of those with spinal cord injuries and for stem cell research through the Reeve-Irvine Research Center they established.<\/p>\n

Christopher Reeve, like any good father would, wanted the best for his kid.<\/p>\n

In a 2016 interview with PEOPLE, Will gushed over his\u00a0\u201ctotally normal\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0upbringing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were the people who told me to turn off the TV, to eat my broccoli, to go to bed,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Will lovingly recalled.\u00a0\u201cI understand that not every child experiences going to the grocery store and seeing their dad on the magazine at the checkout aisle, but \u2026 it was a totally normal childhood.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will also recalled the time his dad got him out of his wheelchair and taught him to ride a bike.\u00a0\u201cI didn\u2019t believe it was gonna work. I\u2019m terrified, but I have my dad\u2019s voice behind me going, \u2018Steady, steady, left, right, left, right,\u2019\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0he said, adding,\u00a0\u201cBy the third lap, I\u2019m smiling, looking at my dad, waving, and he\u2019s smiling. That meant so much to him. Later on, I would race in him the wheelchair. He\u2019d let me win.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will\u2019s father passed suddenly just as the family was beginning to put the pieces back together.<\/p>\n

Christopher Reeve death<\/h2>\n

Even as a young child, Christopher Reeve dealt with a number of health issues. His breathing was hampered by asthma and allergy symptoms.<\/p>\n

He began experiencing hair loss due to alopecia areata at the age of sixteen.<\/p>\n

During his acting career, Christopher was able to keep the condition under control, but once he became disabled, he decided to chop off his hair.<\/p>\n

Christopher went to the hospital multiple times in the early 2000s for various infections. In October of 2004, he was hospitalized with sepsis brought on by an infected pressure ulcer.<\/p>\n

On October 9, Christopher was at his son Will\u2019s hockey game when he had a heart attack after taking medication to treat an infection.<\/p>\n

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He had lapsed into a coma, and medical intervention was hopeless at this point.<\/p>\n

On October 10, 2004, at the age of 52, actor Christopher Reeve passed away.<\/p>\n

Reeve\u2019s death, according to both Mrs. Dana and the doctors, was the result of a medication response.<\/p>\n

His remains were scattered from over Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.<\/p>\n

Wife\u2019s death<\/h2>\n

Dana, Christopher\u2019s widow and primary carer, was stricken with lung cancer just 10 months after his death.<\/p>\n

However, Christopher P. Andersen claims that in the early stages of her career, Dana performed and sang in smoke-filled taverns and hotel lobbies.<\/p>\n

American actress and singer Dana married British actor Christopher Reeve on April 11, 1992, in Williamstown, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

Dana, 44 at the time of her death on March 6, 2006, had been battling a malignant lung tumor for several months.<\/p>\n

Will Reeve<\/h2>\n

On June 7, 1992, William Elliot \u201cWill\u201d Reeve was born to Christopher and Dana. Will was just 13 when he was abandoned by his family.<\/p>\n

Will, who has grown up to look just like his father, has, up until this point, avoided the limelight.<\/p>\n

After completing his education, Will is now enjoying great success in the sports journalism field.<\/p>\n

Will, who is now 29 years old, bears an eerie likeness to his father and certainly acquired his excellent looks.<\/p>\n

Of greater significance is the fact that this young man is carrying on the good work of his parents.<\/p>\n

After experiencing such hardship at such a young age, Will could have gone downward or off the rails, but because to his parents\u2019 strong direction and his own strength of character, he did not.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s something my father used to say and which I use frequently today to not only honor his legacy, but to imbue a new generation with his timeless spirit: \u2018A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles,\u2019\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0he said in a Daily Mail article.<\/p>\n

Will and his father had a passion for sports, and today he fulfills a promise to both of them by working as a contributor to ESPN\u2019s SportsCenter.<\/p>\n

While attending Middlebury College, he interned and worked as a production assistant at\u00a0\u2018Good Morning America,\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0which led to his eventual employment there.<\/p>\n

He carries on his parents\u2019 legacy by assisting the foundation in its pursuit of new medicines and technological advances for people with spinal cord injuries.<\/p>\n

Will discussed a letter he wrote to himself after the deaths of his parents in an interview with CBS News in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got good news and bad news. I\u2019ll start with the bad, because you always need to know exactly what\u2019s going on, no matter what. That won\u2019t change, by the way. The bad news is: You\u2019re at the lowest point of your life. You\u2019re in a hospital room in New York City, and you\u2019ve just said your final goodbye to Mom,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0he wrote.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re 13. She\u2019s 44. Lung cancer. Never smoked. Gone, just like Dad, who died a year-and-a-half ago, which at the time was the lowest you had been. Now you\u2019re at a new bottom and you\u2019re terrified and confused and just so sad. But! Here\u2019s the good news: this is the low point. There\u2019s nowhere to go but up, and that\u2019s exactly where you\u2019re headed.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will Reeve is a very remarkable young man.<\/p>\n

Despite losing both his parents at such a young age, he is continuing to remember them via his positive outlook and success.<\/p>\n

His parents would be incredibly proud of what he has accomplished so far. He is a true motivation.<\/p>\n

Please share this article with Family and Friends!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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