On Jan, 8th 2011, I was watching the news and saw a story about a Congresswoman named Gabrielle Giffords. She had been shot in the head by a man at a "Congress on Your Corner," meeting outside a supermarket in Tucson, Arizona. The shooter luckily did not kill Gabby but he did kill 6 others and injured 13 more. Gabby suffered a serious brain injury but her ambitious personality was not phased, she would get through this too.
Gabby Giffords was a successful woman in the world of politics, she was elected to the House of Representatives in 2007 for Arizona state and had been working hard at that ever since. She was an enthusiastic, ambitious and animated woman and still is. She was one of her own and a rising star in the democratic party until January 8th.
Gabby was in the news again, November 11th, 2011. But now about her amazing recovery! Her husband, Mark Kelly (astronaut) and her appeared in an interview with Dianne Sawyer on ABC. Mark Kelly revealed the home videos he had taken of her recovery in the hospital and he also wrote a book, "Gabby, a story of courage and hope". It is an amazing story, within weeks she was moving and responding to Mark. Within months she was able to sing along to songs and talk with few words. Read or watch more about her recovery with the links down below.
Gabby's story really hit me, it is so inspirational to see a woman come through so much and so fast! She has an optimism and courage of no one I have ever seen before. I am glad to see her as a Congresswoman, she is a role model for so many. Everyone should look at her and then back at themselves and think about what she has gone through and even with all that how happy and positive she is. Where we as everyday people will have a fit over the smallest things. I encourage people to be more like Gabby Giffords as she is truly and inspiration.
-Written by Sarah Ganton
Gabby Before and After
Links That helped me with this Article:
DIANE SAWYER
ABC News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oqIadJE6GE
COLLEEN CURRY
Nov. 11, 2011http://abcnews.go.com/US/gabby_giffords/rep-gabrielle-giffords-rejected-staff-request-skip-meeting/story?id=14881689#.TsH3zfQUq30
Published: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Updated: Friday, November 18, 2011
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