U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) announced on Sunday that she will step down from Congress to focus on recovering from the gunshot wound she suffered a year ago.
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What Gabrielle Giffords Can Expect When She Leaves Rehab
Recently released photos of a smiling Rep. Gabrielle Giffords have reassured her supporters that she is recovering well. They have also sparked much media interest — a strategic ploy by Giffords’ team, who released the images …
Gabrielle Giffords: Making Progress, but Not Ready for a Comeback
(Updated) The survival and recovery of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in Tucson on Jan. 8, has been described as near miraculous. Countless media reports have described the Arizona congresswoman’s extraordinary …
The Shuttle Didn’t Fly, But Giffords’ Trip Was Still a Victory
(Updated) Perhaps no one was more disappointed to hear that the shuttle Endeavour‘s launch was scrubbed on Friday than Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Despite the fact that she was hidden in the Kennedy Space Center away from …
Rep. Giffords’ Recovery Goal: To Watch Her Husband’s Shuttle Launch
Ever since she began the long and often painful process of recovering from a gunshot to the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been focused on one thing — getting well enough to watch her husband, Capt. Mark Kelly, launch into …
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Giffords Shooting: To Kids, It’s As Simple As “Use Your Words”
I happened to be sitting down and eating breakfast with my two older children a few minutes before 8 a.m., Pacific time, on Monday morning. Scanning the front page of The Seattle Times, I saw that President Obama had called for …
Politics, Parenting, Pot or Psychosis: What Caused the Arizona Shootings?
It Is Brain Surgery: Neurosurgeon Nirit Weiss on Treating Gunshot Victims Like Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
With brain injuries, as with many other severe traumas to the body, the worst damage is often done not by the initial wound but by the body’s attempt to heal it.