Editing Christopher Reeve (section)

===Life with paralysis===
In December 1995, Reeve moved back to his home in [[Bedford (town), New York|Bedford]], New York. By two years after the accident, Reeve said he was "glad to be alive, not out of obligation to others, but because life was worth living."<ref>Reeve, Christopher (2002), p. 14</ref> He continued to require round-the-clock care for the rest of his life, with a rotating team of 10 nurses and five aides working in his home.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Dinitia |date=April 30, 1998 |title=A Life With a Before and an After; For Christopher Reeve, It Isn't as Simple as Superman or Victim (Published 1998) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/30/books/life-with-before-after-for-christopher-reeve-it-isn-t-simple-superman-victim.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111180039/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/30/books/life-with-before-after-for-christopher-reeve-it-isn-t-simple-superman-victim.html |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref>{{Refn|group=note|The nursing care was covered by Reeve's insurance after much struggle with the insurance company, while he paid for the aides himself.<ref name="The Guardian"/>}}

In the aftermath of the accident, Reeve went through intense grief. He gradually resolved to make the best of his new life, with a busy schedule of activism, film work, writing and promoting his books, public speaking, and parenting. In 1998, he said in an interview:

<blockquote>Who knows why an accident happens? The key is what do you do afterwards. There is a period of shock, and then grieving, with confusion and loss. After that, you have two choices. One is to stare out the window and gradually disintegrate. And the other is to mobilize and use all your resources, whatever they may be, to do something positive. That is the road I have taken. It comes naturally to me. I am a competitive person and right now I am competing against decay. I don't want osteoporosis or muscle atrophy or depression to beat me.<ref name="Ability"/></blockquote>

In another interview, Reeve said he drew on the self-discipline he had gained in his early years in the theater:

<blockquote>Nobody wants another actor. There's too many of them now already.&nbsp;... To keep believing in yourself in spite of those kinds of obstacles is certainly good preparation for what I'm going through now.<ref name="TWP"/></blockquote>