Rocked by the deaths of its founders and namesakes, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation set out to rebuild its brand and infrastructure — and a renewed, more empowered organization emerged.
Reeve later formed his own organization — the Christopher Reeve Foundation — devoted to finding a cure. He became chairman of the board of the APA in 1996 and, impressed by the strength-in-numbers mentality of its research consortium, he later suggested that his own organization merge with the APA — becoming the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation — and offered to lend his name and passion to help in a shared quest for a cure.
Going Forward
Reeve later formed his own organization — the Christopher Reeve Foundation — devoted to finding a cure. He became chairman of the board of the APA in 1996 and, impressed by the strength-in-numbers mentality of its research consortium, he later suggested that his own organization merge with the APA — becoming the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation — and offered to lend his name and passion to help in a shared quest for a cure.