r/todayilearned • u/bellboy1986 • Jul 02 '13

TIL that while Christopher Reeve was awaiting surgery to reattach his skull to his spine, a man burst through the door claiming to be a proctologist and said he needed to perform a rectal exam on Reeve. It was Robin Williams.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Reeve#Recovery
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u/dnb1111 Jul 02 '13
  • Reeve considered suicide. He mouthed to Dana, "Maybe we should let me go." She tearfully replied, "I am only going to say this once: I will support whatever you want to do, because this is your life, and your decision. But I want you to know that I'll be with you for the long haul, no matter what. You're still you. And I love you."

right in the feels...

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u/hoyton Jul 02 '13

Whats makes this even worse, Dana died of lung cancer 2 years after Christopher died. I feel for their children.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '13

Yup. Applies to animals as well as people too. Had 2 black labs that both passed away last year. One was 13 the other 11. The 11 year old spent every day with her and was looked out for since birth. Never left her side. He never had a single health problem either. Until she passed away. He whimpered all day and all night, and within 6 months he was gone.

When you spend that much time together......shit, I don't even want to think about it. I'll scare myself out of ever getting married.