Reporting from Houston— Rep. Gabrielle Giffords plans to attend her husband's space shuttle launch in Florida on Friday, he said, in what will be the Arizona congresswoman's first excursion since she was flown to Houston more than three months ago to recover from a gunshot wound to the head.
In an interview with CBS' Katie Couric, husband Mark E. Kelly said Giffords' doctors had given her permission to go to Kennedy Space Center for the launch of Endeavour, which Kelly is commanding.
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She has not been seen publicly since the shooting and has spent the last three months relearning how to speak, walk and take care of herself. She has been singing — as part of musical therapy — asking for her favorite foods and visiting with family, friends and her rabbi.
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Her physicians place her in the top 5% of patients recovering from her type of brain injury, the Arizona Republic said.
4.25.2011
Gabby Giffords to Attend Shuttle Launch
How 'bout we start Monday with some positive news?
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