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January 24, 2011

Rep. Giffords Transferred to Houston Rehab Hospital 
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Arizona Congressmember Gabrielle Giffords was transferred to a Houston
rehabilitation facility on Friday, less than two weeks after she was
critically wounded in the Tucson shooting rampage. Giffords' new doctor,
Gerard Francisco of Memorial Hermann Hospital, praised her progress.

Dr. Gerard Francisco: "She surprised us. She did not need as much
assistance as we had anticipated. There were still people holding onto
her, as was described previously, but she's activating her muscles even
more than what I had anticipated. At one point her leg was dangling on
the bed and we asked her to bring her leg up; after a couple of seconds,
she brought the left leg up without any further delay."



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