Christopher Reeve state funds to stem cell research. Proposition 71 was approved less than one month after Reeve's death. On February 25, 2003, Reeve appeared in the television series "Smallville" as Dr. Swann in the episode "Rosetta". In that episode, Dr. Swann brings to Clark Kent (Tom Welling) information about where he comes from and how to use his powers for the good of mankind. The scenes of Reeve and Welling feature music cues from 1978's "Superman: The Movie", composed by John Williams and arranged by Mark Snow. At the end of this episode, Reeve and Welling appeared in a short spot
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation now, along with a Paralysis Resource Center that has reached tens of thousands of those living with paralysis and their families with useful, often life-saving and life-changing information. Reeve sought out the help of the APF, lent them his name and funding, and eventually turned it into the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation and then the Christopher Reeve Foundation. As of early 2013, the Foundation has awarded more than $110 million (USD) in research grants and more than $16 million in quality-of-life grants. After Reeve's death in October 2004, his widow, Dana Reeve, assumed the chairmanship of the Foundation. Dana Reeve