All posts tagged 'brain injury and Gabrielle Giffords'

Tracking TBI Recoveries Of Congresswoman Giffords and Giants Fan Stow

Posted on June 26th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Two brain injury victims who made national headlines are showing signs that they are on the mend, but it remains to be seen how full their recoveries will be. First of all, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head outside a Tucson supermarket in January, is making progress..
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Moved To Houston Hospital For Rehabilitation

Posted on January 21st, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Friday was moved from Tucson to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center  in Houston, where she will do what most expect to be a difficult rehabiliation from the gunshot wound she sustained to the head Jan. 8.  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/22/us/22giffords.html?_r=1&hpw Giffords, who has so far been making a miraculous recovery from her horrific..
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Could Be Moved To A Rehab Center Soon

Posted on January 17th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is continuing to make what doctors call miraculous progress after being shot in the head, and will be on her way to a rehabilitation facility soon, according to press reports Monday.  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703396604576088303403067640.html Giffords’ relatives have already started the hunt for a rehab center for the congresswoman, who was..
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Rep. Giffords Opened Eyes For First Time, President Obama Says

Posted on January 13th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes Wednesday, President Barack Obama told an overflow audience during his speech at a tribute to her and the others injured or killed during a massacre outside a Tucson supermarket last weekend. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/12/20110112giffords-shooting-obama-tucson-speech-brk12-ON.html Obama unexpectedly delivered the report on Giffords, who was shot through the head in..
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Doctors Monitor Congresswoman Giffords’ Brain Swelling

Posted on January 10th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ condition remained the same Monday, according to the doctors treating her for the gunshot wound in the head she sustained Saturday.  http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-arizona-shooting-medical-20110111,0,1714259.story During a press conference at University Medical Center (UMC) in Tucson, physcians said they are waiting to see if Giffords’ brain swells any more. Brain swelling usually peaks..
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