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Originally posted by sarah_webinc
campaigned for the rights of the disabled and had a loud enough voice to make a difference, fought to make people research his condition which will help everyone that went after him, possibly changed the nation's attitudes towards stem cell research (along with other people) and volunteered his own body as a guinea pig for new treatments.
I understand what you are saying as a whole and the answer is that it is an expression of our collective consciousness. People note the passing of some one well known in their communities and these people are part of our global community in that they are a name we all know. Just like people can talk to each other about where they were when Kennedy was shot ,when they heard the Challenger blew up or when the WTC was hit.
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Very well put.
And KRL..if it was just another "celebrity", I probably wouldn't disagree with you that much. But in Reeve's case, with his determination and example he was setting in his fight to walk again and to overcome the terrible accident he had, I grew to have so much respect for that man that had NOTHING whatsoever to do with him being a hollywood star.
It's not the "S" on Sueprman's cape I'm mourning, but a man that was courageous in his battle to overcome something 99% of us would just give up on. That was a life well lived, and why I truly mourn his passing.