Two years after a horseback riding accident left him paralyzed, Christopher Reeve says he's regained some sensation in his spine.
The actor best known for the "Superman" movies said he has feeling "all the way down to the base of my spine. About six months ago, I couldn't feel down there."Reeve, 45, also admits he cries to fend off the despair of being in a wheelchair. "In the morning, I need 20 minutes to cry," the actor said. "To wake up and make that shift, you know, and to just say, `This really sucks.' "
The interview is part of a report set to air Thursday on CBS' "48 Hours" on growing hopes that researchers are close to a cure for paralysis.
Reeve said his biggest desire is to hug his son, Will. "That's what he's entitled to," Reeve said. "And I believe that day is coming."