Rep. Giffords' husband: "She's in the ICU. And she spent 10 minutes giving me a neck massage."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

(Giffords' husband Mark) Kelly told Diane Sawyer of ABC News in an interview to air Tuesday that his wife is now able to move around well enough that she gave him a back rub from her hospital bed.

"(It is) so typical of her. She's in the ICU. You know, gone through this traumatic injury. And she spent 10 minutes giving me a neck massage," Kelly explained. "I keep tellin' her. I'm like, 'Gabby, you're in the ICU. You know, you don't need — you know, you don't need to be doin' this.' But it's so typical of her that no matter how bad the situation might be for her, you know, she's lookin' out for other people."

The gesture seemed to comfort Giffords and shows that his wife is improving and that her spirit and their personal bond remain strong, he said.

Kelly also said he would be willing to meet with the parents of suspect Jared Loughner. Kelly, who has two teenage daughters from a previous marriage, said they have to be hurting.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-01-17-giffords-arizona-shooting_N.htm

[pnwmom]

1. Wow. n/t

[malaise]

2. Now that's my kind of human being

Lovely post. Go Gabby - we're rooting for you.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

5. Agreed...

...it's always tough to take a step back from our day-to-day lives and own agitation / impatience / self-pity / etc. to look at people who are much worse off than we are, but have a much better attitude about their circumstances.

This whole Arizona tragedy...this miserable, senseless turn of events...has held some unbelievably major "life lessons" for anyone willing to recognize them.

:patriot:

[malaise]

8. You're so right

:fistbump:

[Lint Head]

3. I'm tearing up again.

:cry:

[SpiralHawk]

4. Wow - what a person

Go Gabby go. You are an inspiration to all Americans. And if the Republicons had a clue about how to be human, they would be inspired, too...

[elocs]

6. It reminds me of: :Amish Forgive School Shooter, Struggle with Grief"

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14900930

Forgiving the Killer

Charles Roberts wasn't Amish, but Amish families knew him as the milk truck driver who made deliveries. Last month, it was announced that the Amish community had donated money to the killer's widow and her three young children.

It was one more gesture of forgiveness, gestures that began soon after the shooting.

Donald Kraybill, is a sociologist at nearby Elizabethtown College and co-author of Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy.

"I think the most powerful demonstration of the depth of Amish forgiveness was when members of the Amish community went to the killer's burial service at the cemetery," Kraybill says. "Several families, Amish families who had buried their own daughters just the day before were in attendance and they hugged the widow, and hugged other members of the killer's family."

[Monsoon]

7. I hope she recovers fast, for more than one reason

16-222. Vacancy in the office of United States senator or representative
A. When a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator or representative in Congress by reason of death or resignation, or from any other cause, the vacancy shall be filled at the next general election. At such election the person elected shall fill the unexpired term of the vacated office.
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/16/00222.htm&Title=16&DocType=ARS


38-291. Vacancy defined
An office shall be deemed vacant from and after the occurrence of any of the following events before the expiration of a term of office:

7. The person holding the office ceasing to discharge the duties of office for the period of three consecutive months.

http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/38/00291.htm&Title=38&DocType=ARS


Now we know Brewer would oppose any such move, but what if she has no choice in the matter.