Giffords released from Houston hospital

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Source: MSNBC

Arizona congresswoman making progress recovering from gunshot wound to head

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords reached a major milestone in her recovery Wednesday when she was discharged from a Houston hospital where she has spent the past five months recovering from a gunshot wound to the head.

Doctors treating the Arizona congresswoman at TIRR Memorial Hermann said her cognitive abilities and physical strength have improved to the point where she no longer needs to remain a patient in the hospital.

"Congresswoman Giffords has shown clear, continuous improvement from the moment she arrived at TIRR five months ago," said Dr. Gerard Francisco, the hospital's chief medical officer. "We are very excited that she has reached the next phase of her rehabilitation and can begin outpatient treatment. We have no doubt that she will continue to make significant strides in her recovery."

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43416412/ns/us_news-life/

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Giffords will move to League City, a town 26 miles south of Houston, to a home owned by her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly. She will continue outpatient therapy at a facility that is part of the TIRR Memorial Hermann system, the Houston hospital where she has been undergoing intensive rehabilitation since late January.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

1. Gabrielle Giffords Released From Hospital Today

Source: HuffPo via AP



HOUSTON -- Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been released from a Houston hospital, five months after being shot in the head during a Tucson political event.

A release from the Houston hospital where Giffords has been undergoing rehab says the congresswoman is moving to her husband's home in League City 26 miles south of Houston.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/15/gabrielle-giffords-released-hospital_n_877788.html

[sakabatou]

2. Woo-hoo!

[SoapBox]

3. Very cool

Get well Gabrielle!

And here's hoping you are going to be able to come back to work...we all need you.

[Lucinda]

4. Great to hear.

:)