Dana Reeve died of lung cancer in 2006. She was only 44 years old. Dana went public with her illness in August of the previous year. In a statement addressing her illness, the “Above Suspicion” star referenced her beloved Christopher’s memory. “Now, more than ever, I feel Chris with me as I face this challenge,” said Dana. “As always, I look to him as the ultimate example of defying the odds with strength, courage, and hope in the face of life’s adversities.”
Dana’s death left her and Christopher’s only child together without any living biological parents. Will Reeve was only 13 when his mother died. Christopher also had two kids from a previous relationship.
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According to Mary Ellen Mark, Dana devoted her final days to making sure that Will’s friend’s family was prepared to take him in after she passed away. In 2018, Will Reeves published an open letter to his 13-year-old self and spoke on how well things had turned out. “How lucky are you that in her final moments, when she finally had to accept that she was dying, Mom knew where to put you?” wrote Will (via CBS). “She signed you over to the Pucci’s, your next-door neighbors, your second family, and now your adoptive family. You’ll move in with them and love them as fiercely and fully as they love you.”
