Best known for his Superman role he had fallen from a horse 9 years earlier and his life changed dramatically. Forced to spend his life in a chair he relied on family and friends to see him through. It was his son and wife who suffered along with him and were there every step of the way.
Christopher met actress and singer Dana Morosini when she was performing in cabaret while Christopher was in the audience. A friend of hers was in the audience and said that watching Christopher watching Dana, ‘’I knew the definition of thunderstruck.”
They married in 1992 and welcomed a son named Will shortly afterwards. They only had 3 years together before their world fall apart.
He said later that his injuries were so severe that his mother implored his medical team to turn off life support. ’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. You’re still you. And I love you,” said Dana.
Dana gave up her career to care for her husband 24/7. She said it was important for both to acknowledge that she was his wife, and not his nurse. On the many occasions he hit rock bottom she was there to offer what encouragement she could. When Christopher passed she and Will were devastated.
Dana kept a journal which Will later read. Dana had written that she felt so lonely she spoke to her washing when she removed it from the dryer. Thinking of Christopher she held the warm clothing close to her and thought of his warmth on her. “I miss most even now his hands, the expressive grace and heft of them. The heat of his hands on my skin, the wrap of his arms, two becoming one. I carry the stack of towels upstairs, carefully cradling them so as not to let them tumble.’’
Shortly after the death of Christopher Dana herself became ill. Although a non-smoker she was diagnosed with lung cancer which she traced back to her cabaret nights in smokey clubs. She survived Christopher by only 17 months.
