U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been
released from the hospital in Houston, Texas, and expects to begin outpatient treatment soon,
according to a statement released Wednesday by TIRR Memorial Hermann.Giffords
was shot in the head January 8 during a mass shooting incident in Arizona Replica Soccer Jerseys. She
is expected to move into her home in League
City, Texas, where
she will continue rehabilitation therapy.”We are very excited that she has
reached the next phase of her rehabilitation and can begin outpatient
treatment,” said Dr. Gerard Francisco, the hospital’s chief medical officer.
Francisco will continue to supervise Giffords’
case.Giffords will still get intensive therapy as an outpatient and will work
with the same rehab team that has been with her from the beginning, the
statement said. She has been at TIRR Memorial Hermann since late January.”Gabby
gives her all to everything she does, and that’s exactly what she’s been doing
at TIRR since January 26,” said Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, Giffords’ Liga
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remarkable progress she has made since then is a testament to both her
single-minded determination to get better and the team of medical professionals
overseeing her care.”
Jared Lee Loughner, 22, is charged in the
mass shooting in which six people were killed and 13 others, including Giffords
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in Tucson, Arizona. A federal judge ruled last month
that Loughner is not competent to stand trial. His next court date is scheduled
for September 21.Giffords’ road to recovery has been marked by a number of
public milestones, including a trip to see the space shuttle launch that
carried her husband on a 16-day mission in May and the recent release of new
photos showing a smiling, relaxed Giffords. When the photos were posted on
Giffords’ Facebook page, she received an outpouring of well wishes.
”You are so special,” Facebook poster, John
Evanchik, wrote. “And you have so much courage and fortitude that I am so proud
to say that you are a real role model for so many people who, in their
circumstance, they probably give up, but not you, Congresswoman. Yes, God has
blessed you.”The photos were taken prior to Giffords’ Pedro
Jersey May 18 surgery to replace a portion of her skull removed earlier to
relieve pressure on her brain. Francisco said Wednesday that doctors are
enthusiastic about Giffords’ recovery and expect it to continue to go
well.”Living and working in a rehab facility for five months straight has been
especially challenging for her,” Kelly said in the hospital statement. “She
will still go to TIRR each day but from now on, when she finishes rehab, she
will be with her family.”