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legcramp

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Wed Jan 8, 2014, 01:14 AM Jan 2014

The Lessons of Physical Therapy By GABRIELLE GIFFORDS [View all]

TODAY, the anniversary of the shooting in Tucson that put a bullet through my head and killed six of my constituents, is when I make my annual resolutions.

Many may look at me and see mostly what I have lost. I struggle to speak, my eyesight’s not great, my right arm and leg are paralyzed, and I left a job I loved representing southern Arizona in Congress.

But three years ago, dispatched to an almost certain death by an assassin’s bullet, I was allowed the opportunity for a new life. I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place. And that would be enough.


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/08/opinion/gabrielle-giffordss-call-for-patience-on-gun-reform.html?_r=1&

I posted an article on Monday about the anniversary of this event and there was no response.

I guess most have moved on to more important things, like woo and gender wars.
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