Giffords, Kelly reunite in Houston hospital after Endeavour shuttle trip

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Source: New York Post

HOUSTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, reunited in a Houston hospital room Thursday -- exchanging the wedding rings they had held close while he commanded the Endeavour space shuttle on its six-million-mile (9.6-million-kilometer) final journey.

The pair exchanged hugs and kisses just a day after he returned to Earth following a successful 16-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the Arizona Daily Star reported.

It was the first time Kelly had seen his wife since she underwent a three-and-a-half hour operation on May 18 at the Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston to attach a newly-fabricated piece of plastic skull.

Kelly had been updated on the progress of her surgery while aboard the Endeavour shuttle at the ISS. Giffords was wounded in a January shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., that left six people dead.

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[spooky3]

1. Keep on keepin' on!

K&r

[Doctor_J]

2. For those who don't want to give hits to a right-wing rag

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/02/gabrielle-giffords-mark-kelly-reunite_n_870707.html

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3. Great news.