Our patron saint of excellence does it again.
, the actor donated 70% of the money — a whopping $31.5 million — to leukemia research.
The cause was near and dear to Reeves’ heart, as his younger sister, Kim, had been battling the disease for eight years at the time he made the donation. Kim was diagnosed with the blood cancer in 1991, and spent a decade in and out of treatment before finally entering remission in 2001.Reeve’s sister Kim was diagnosed with leukemia in 1991.The “Speed” star secretly set up the nonprofit, which reportedly ran for years without any attention.
“I have a private foundation that’s been running for five or six years, and it helps aid a couple of children’s hospitals and cancer research,” Reeves
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