If anyone needs to hear some good news...

[WilliamPitt]

"Less than two weeks after surviving a bullet through the brain, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stood up and looked out the window of her hospital room Wednesday..."

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/19/AR2011011903725.html?hpid=topnews

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[rurallib]

1. just plain unbelievable. This does make me very happy to hear.

[social_critic]

16. Must have been a lucky bullet

A while back, I heard a story about a young Venezuelan guy who was shot while selling lottery tickets. The bullet went right through his neck, missed every important artery and vein, missed his spinal chord, and his vocal chords. He spent a month in the hospital and walked out with a scar, and that was it. These are called "lucky bullets".

[elias49]

2. Just amazing! eom

[mmonk]

3. Cool.

It's all pretty amazing given the complexities of the brain and injuries and trauma.

[BlueDemKev]

4. Go Gabby, GO!

Our thoughts and prayers are with you!

[snappyturtle]

5. Very encouraging news! nt

[Tippy]

6. Gabby is one strong woman....I know she will have good days

And bad but for now it looks like the good, are comming in bigger numbers.

[BlueIris]

7. By contrast, after thirty one years of never receiving a bullet through the brain, it took BlueIris

twenty minutes to get out of bed this morning.

[PBS Poll-435]

8. I am glad she was able to view such a beautiful place

Earlier reports said that she looked toward the Catalina Mountains there in Southern Arizona. Really pretty place.

[gademocrat7]

9. Very good news, indeed!

[WilliamPitt]

10. .

[malaise]

11. Her husband will read a statement in a few minutes

during the press conference. GEM$NBC just stated coverage of the briefing.

[bluesmail]

12. !

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[IDemo]

13. Which is the more incredible Human accomplishment:

a) that her husband can be propelled into Earth orbit at 17,500 miles per hour and return safely, or

b) that she can not only survive a bullet through the brain, but stand, look out a window, give a neck rub?

[Major Hogwash]

14. This is a miracle! I heard about this tonight and this is just unbelievable!!

This is not just good news, this is great news.
And I was so surprised to hear it, that I almost stood up from my couch and cheered the moment that I heard it.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

15. K & R