Mother: Giffords to be moved to rehab center Friday

[William769]

Source: CNN

Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords -- who will be moved to a rehabilitation center in Texas later this week, according to her parents -- had worries about her safety long before she was critically wounded by a gunman at a public event, her husband said.

"We've discussed it a number of times," Mark Kelly told CNN affiliate KVOA in an interview Tuesday. "She felt that, that was a possibility, pretty much exactly what had happened ... there have been threats against her and other members of Congress."

Giffords was hosting a constituents' meeting outside a supermarket in Tucson when a gunman opened fire. Six people, including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl, were killed and 13 others wounded. A 22-year-old suspect, Jared Lee Loughner, is facing federal charges.

Giffords was shot in the head. In an e-mail sent to friends and family members Tuesday and obtained by CNN, Giffords' mother, Gloria, writes that she will be moved from Tucson's University Medical Center to rehabilitation facilities in Houston, Texas, on Friday

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Very good news!

[peace13]

1. If I were the family I would not give out this information.

I would also keep a lid on where she was going just to be on the safe side.

[Bunny]

2. Is she being moved to Houston so her husband can continue his

space shuttle training?

[William769]

3. This is what is stated in the article.

"There is a team of medical specialists involved ... including military surgeons who specialize in bullet wounds to the head," the e-mail says. "They want to start aggressive rehab immediately."

[midnight]

4. That's what I'm thinking too....

[Roland99]

5. Wow.

hope the recovery continues as quickly as it has so far!

[elleng]

6. Listen to video! Kid sent Gabby a note, + enclosed his lunch money!

[William769]

7. I missed that.

Thanks!

[pacalo]

8. Her husband cried when she opened it; said it would be given back to the student.

So sweet!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

9. Giffords to be moved to Houston for rehab

Source: Arizona Republic (Azcentral)

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will begin her rehabilitation as early as Friday in Houston.

Giffords will be transported from University Medical Center in Tucson, where she has been since being shot in the head on Jan. 8., to TIRR Memorial Hermann, a hospital in Houston.

The move is expected Friday, but the exact date will be determined by her condition.

"The congresswoman's family wants to ensure she receives the best rehabilitative care possible for her type of serious penetrating brain injury," said Dr. Michael Lemole, one of the congresswoman's neurosurgeons at University Medical Center, in a statement issued by her office.


Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/19/20110119giffords-shooting-moving-to-texas-for-rehab.html

[PBS Poll-435]

10. Great News

Just awesome.

[lebkuchen]

11. I'm going to miss Drs. Rhee and Lemole