Jane Seymour helped to take care of Christopher Reeve after her accident (exclusive)

Jane Seymour opens up about how long -lasting friend Christopher Reeve Inspired her over the past decade of his life.

The actress, 73, handed out the best documentary to Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story at 2025 AARP films for adult awards On Saturday, February 8th. Earlier in the evening Seymour told People that she used help to take care of Reeve, with which she was participated in the 1980s Somewhere in timeWhen wife Dana Morosini needed a break after 1995 riding accident that left Superman Actor paralyzed.

“We were very close and remained very close, but especially after he had hurt. And Dana and I would do hold -team, sometimes: When she couldn’t be there, she would ask me if I had come and driving disorders, ”Seymour explained. “Chris never lost his humor, ever. Ever. I mean, he was funny. He was so fun. And I think someone in the world was my biggest inspiration, because he took a challenge that is unthinkable to have to live that way. ”

Seymour noted, As she has previouslyHow difficult to demand around the clock must have been for Reeve, who valued loneliness. “We would have long conversations about it,” she said. “He said,” Now, whether I like it or not, I wake up in the morning. “He said: ‘Every morning when I wake up I just got out of a dream where I sail alone. I fly alone. And then I wake up and I hear machines, and then there is someone there who has to take care of all the parts of my body. ‘

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The Dr. Quinn, medical woman Star reminded of Reeve and explained that he had to learn that those who care about him “bring the outside world with him.”

“I remember listening to him and thinking,“ Oh, how hard does it have to be? “” Seymour said.

Reeves inheritance, which includes Christopher & Dana Reeve FoundationSeymour said, “Teach us all that everyone in life will have challenges, some more than others.”

“The most difficult thing to do is accept,” she continued. “And if you can accept, open your heart, reach out to help someone else, you have a purpose. And that’s the secret to happiness. And if you have a purpose, you can feel really good about yourself. When you feel good about yourself, you are like a magnet. People want to be part of something good. They don’t want to be around people walking, ‘oh, life is so terrible. Why I? ‘And they are attracted to people who go out and make a difference. And that was his attraction. That’s what made him a real superman. ”