Dana Reeve Quotations

Based on the imminent release of a tabloid article regarding my personal health, my family and I have decided to release our own statement, ... I have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer and am currently undergoing treatment. I have an excellent team of physicians and we are optimistic about my prognosis.

I look to him as the ultimate example of defying the odds.

I'm here today to honor my husband and proudly introduce my friend -- the next president of the United States, John Kerry.

We were having a conversation at our home, and every time he said something where one might gesture, use a hand gesture, his finger was popping up, and we both started to notice it,

We have become accustomed to living our life with joy amidst pain and challenges.

Just when you think you're coming out and you think, 'OK, I see the light at the end of the tunnel,' then I got this diagnosis.

Most of the time I think we're really pretty positive and optimistic, and we're so lucky to have the life that we have and had with him.

When you least feel like it, do something for someone else. You forget about your own situation. It gives you a purpose, as opposed being sorrowful and lonely.

You have to celebrate the gifts because life is so hard and I think once you realize life's gonna be hard, the good stuff really comes forward.

Some of the choices in life will choose you. How you face those choices, these turns in the road, with what kind of attitude, more than the choices themselves, is what will define the context of your life.

I learned a long time ago life just isn't fair, so you better stop expecting it to be.

Be brave. Be open-minded. Be kind. Be forgiving. Be generous. Be optimistic. Be grateful for the many unexpected lessons you will learn. Find the joy inside the hardship. It's there. I assure you. And, too, be open to inspiration from unlikely sources.

It is so important as a caregiver not to become so enmeshed in the role that you lose yourself. It's neither good for you nor your loved one.

I've been grieving privately the past week and a half. My inclination would be, frankly, to remain private for a good long while. But I came here today in support of John Kerry because this is so important.

And then he said, 'I think I can make that happen on my own,' and he did. He literally commanded his finger to move, and it did.

Your emotional state has a tremendous amount to do with sickness, health and well-being. For years, my husband and I lived on -- and because of -- hope. Hope continues to give me the mental strength to carry on.

I hope before too long to be sharing news of my good health and recovery, ... Now, more than ever, I feel Chris with me as I face this challenge. 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.

I hope before too long to be sharing news of my good health and recovery.

before too long to be sharing news of my good health and recovery.

the ultimate example of defying the odds with strength, courage and hope.