Care Packages: Letters to Christopher Reeve from Strangers and Other Friends

by Dana Reeve and Dashka Slater

When Christopher Reeve was paralyzed in a riding accident in 1995, the world was captivated by his struggle to survive, in the years since, he and his wife Dana have become major public figures -- he,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375500766
• ISBN13: 9780375500763
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Of warm hearts and caring thoughts.....

I read this book in 2000 and I was both inspired and touched by it. I began writing to the Reeves shortly after Chris had his riding accident, and I never stopped. Chris and Dana were two of the most caring and enduring people in the world.Now that they are both gone,this book serves as a tribute of sort to both of them.They have left a legacy of love, kindness,and family values for everyone to remember and reflect upon. For anyone who needs any amount of inspiration and uplifting of spirit,simply get a copy of this book. May God forever keep Christopher and Dana Reeve in His sweet embrace.

Dana calls these letters gifts, they are a gift to us all!

Thanks to Dana Reeve, we get a gift every time we read this book! Buy it as a present to yourself! I loved this book! * Sniff * Many beautiful things can come out of something terrible. The out pouring of love for Christopher Reeve is amazing! His acting in "Somewhere in Time" was my favorite and I am a fan, but his courage through his ordeal is altogether awe inspiring. Thank-YOU, Dana! Buy this book today!

I'm in it-- of course I'm going to give it 5 stars!

Since I was a little kid, Superman was my hero, and when the man who *I* thought of as Superman fell off his horse, I was devastated. I wrote a long and embarrassingly gushy letter to him, never dreaming he'd even be the one to read it, let alone having it put into a BOOK! As an aspiring author, this is both a thrill and a humiliation-- my letter was TERRIBLE! Nevertheless, I hope you'll buy a copy. There's some stuff in here that will REALLY inspire you. Christopher Reeve is a living example of the fact that God can take bad things and use them for astonishing good.

You'll be touched and inspired

If you don't mind shedding a good tear when you watch "Touched By An Angel," but you have no appetite for fake inspirational slop, this book is perfect. The genuine letters from the hearts of real people to other real people are something that nobody could make up. It's like really being touched by human angels.This book is a real blessing. It's also something you can pick up and get a blessing from in just a minute or two, then go on about the tasks at hand. Don't waste a minute! Get one for you and another for someone you want to share the blessing with!Really, the question shouldn't be whether to buy the book, but how many you can buy.God's love is in those letters. You will feel it.

My letter to Christopher Reeve is in the book

Four years ago, I wrote a letter to Christopher Reeve. At the time I was in fifth grade. It was a simple brief "get well" letter. I had no idea that my letter would be one of the few chosen to be in his new book. I am incredibly honored to be in his book and wish him only the best. Love, Emily Mark