The extraordinary story of what happened on the ground in Tucson AZ, Saturday, January 8, 2011.
“The first thing I say to people is always the same,” Dr. Joseph said. “You are in the hospital. You are going to be fine. You have lots of people doing lots of things for you. This is normal; this is what we do. This is something we know.”
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The team in Room 5 had already begun assessing Ms. Giffords when Dr. Friese arrived.
“I walked in and held her left hand, held it in both of my hands, and I thought to myself, ‘I need to communicate with her,’ ” he said. “I was uncertain if she would hear me, that she would process my words. It turned out later that she probably did. That was my reward. I leaned in close to her, and I said, ‘Ms. Giffords, you are in a hospital. We are going to take care of you.’ ”
He expected no response. Next, he asked her to squeeze his hand. She did.
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