ROANOKE TIMES Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times DATE: Friday, December 15, 1995 TAG: 9512150062 SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 11 EDITION: METRO COLUMN: The people column SOURCE: FROM WIRE REPORTS
Christopher Reeve is looking forward to spending the holidays at home after being released from a rehabilitation center.
The ``Superman'' star, paralyzed from the neck down in a May fall from a horse, left the Kessler Institute in West Orange on Wednesday after nearly seven months of rehabilitation.
``As I leave Kessler Institute, I experience many profound feelings,'' Reeve said in a statement. ``Most of all, happiness to be going home with my wife and children.''
Reeve's doctors said he is able to breathe for 15 minutes at a time without a respirator. He uses a wheelchair he operates with his mouth.
Reeve, 42, thanked ``hundreds of thousands of people from around the world who have called, sent letters, cards and gifts of inspiration.''
``You will never know how much your concern for my well-being has helped me,'' he said.
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