Friday 25 March 2011

Giffords starting to grasp horrific attack

Critically wounded U.S. Rep.wholesale baby monitor Gabrielle Giffords is just now starting to recognize and deal with what happened during the horrific Jan. 8 shooting rampage that killed six and left her with severe injuries, smart car accessories her astronaut husband said Thursday.

A 9-year-old girl, a federal judge and a close aide to the congresswoman were killed, and Giffords was shot in the head at close range, but she is by all accounts making a remarkable recovery.Wholesale Battery

Less than 11 weeks after the assassination attempt, starzmart Giffords can talk, comprehend conversations and walk with assistance, veteran astronaut Mark Kelly said.

"She gets staff briefings from her staff when they're in town on what's going on in her office and the district and what's going on in Congress," Kelly said.

Giffords "enjoys brief visits from friends and colleagues. She was really happy to see my brother last week after he returned from space," Kelly said.

Kelly's twin brother, Scott, also is an astronaut and just returned to Earth after a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.Wholesale Computers

Mark Kelly's shuttle crew is slated to deliver a $2 billion high-energy particle detector to the International Space Station, and the veteran commander said he wants to keep the focus on the mission rather than his personal life. He bowed out of traditional preflight "round-robin" media interviews Thursday because he thought all the questions would be about Giffords' recovery.LASER POINTERS

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