Reeve's first thoughts when informed about the seriousness of his injury was he had ruined his life, would be a burden on his family, and it might be best to "slip away". He mouthed to his wife Dana, "Maybe we should let me go." She tearfully replied, "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."Reeve, Christopher (1998), p. 32 In what she would later describe as a "sales ploy", she also told him that if he still wanted to die in two years they could reconsider the question.
Reeve's first thoughts when informed about the :seriousness of his injury was he had ruined his life, would be a burden on his family, and it might be best t:o "slip away". He mouthed to his wife Dana, "Maybe we should let me go." She tearfully replied, "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."Reeve, Christopher (1998), p. 32 In what she would later describe as a "sales p:loy", she also told him that if he still wanted to die in two years they could reconsider the question.