There are numerous tales of children who grew up to resemble their famous parents exactly.

Will Reeve, Christopher Reeve’s 29-year-old son, is not just an exact replica of his father but is also making a concerted effort to carry on his father’s inspiring legacy.

Tragically, when he was just 13 years old, Christopher Reeve’s youngest son was left to deal with the passing of his parents.

A hero for the vast majority of children growing up in the late 1970s and early 1980s was someone like Christopher Reeve.

He won the BAFTA award for Most Promising Male Newcomer for his 1978 screen adaptation of the DC comic book hero Superman.

Three additional superhero films starring the charming and appealing actor followed: Superman II, Superman III, and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

We will always associate his name with a well-known superhero.

But Christopher Reeve, who was born in New York in 1952, was more than simply an actor. He was also an activist, equestrian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.

Christopher Reeve’s life will change irrevocably on May 27, 1995.

The well-liked actor suffered a spinal cord injury after falling off his horse Buck at an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia.

The Hollywood star’s paralysis from the neck down and wheelchair confinement shocked millions of fans as well as his family.

The actor’s organization claims that Christopher’s mother pleaded with the medical staff to turn off his mechanical ventilation and let him die.

The actor would have died instantly if he had fallen one centimeter to the left, according to information later released by the New York Times. On the other hand, Christopher would have most likely only sustained a concussion if he had landed slightly to the right.

Christopher’s quadriplegia occurred when he was only 42 years old. He spent the remainder of his life in a wheelchair and needed a portable ventilator.

Reeve was particularly informed by the doctors that it would be “impossible” for him to recover any movement and that there wasn’t much hope for healing.

During his first few days in the hospital, Christopher Reeve was heavily sedated and delusional because he was going through hell. He felt that his life was over after learning the doctor’s dire prognosis.

He didn’t want to be a burden to his family and told his wife, Dana Morosini, that they maybe should pull the plug.

She replied with tears in her eyes: ”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 had the option of giving up, but he chose to dedicate himself to activism by founding the Christopher Reeve Foundation with his devoted wife Dana. Later, it adopted the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation as its name.

Additionally, the pair co-founded the Reeve-Irvine Research Center, which advocates for stem cell research and spinal cord injury victims.

Christopher Reeve made the decision to do everything in his power to ensure that his son had a happy childhood.

Will talked about his extraordinary childhood in a 2016 interview, describing it as “completely normal.”

“They were the people who told me to turn off the TV, to eat my broccoli, to go to bed,” Will lovingly recalled. “I understand that not every child experiences going to the grocery store and seeing their dad on the magazine at the checkout aisle, but … it was a totally normal childhood.”