Giffords Speaks

A while back I had asked if anyone had head any news reports about Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ ability to speak.  The first search report of speech came this afternoon.  Via the BBC:  Gabrielle Giffords speaks and asks for toast, aide says

Gabrielle Giffords’ chief of staff wrote in an email that Ms Giffords made the verbal request on Monday when staff at the Houston hospital where she is being treated brought her a meal.

Also:

On his Facebook page, Ms Giffords’ husband Mark Kelly said Ms Giffords’ appetite had returned and that she had been eating three meals a day, "even though it’s hospital food".

"It is hard to believe that only one month has passed since Gabrielle was shot," he wrote. "The doctors say she is recovering at lightning speed considering her injury but they aren’t kidding when they say this is a marathon process."

Here’s hoping the pace of the recovery continues at a rapid pace.

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Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter

Comments

  1. tom p says:

    >>>Here’s hoping the pace of the recovery continues at a rapid pace.

    indeed.

  2. matt says:

    Looks like the fairly new technique for head trauma worked well.