Giffords speaks

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If you missed Diane Sawyer’s special last night, the whole thing’s now online at ABC. I’m giving you five minutes below plus an audio file of Giffords reading a message to her constituents so that you can see how far she’s come. She’s got a long way to go with her speech, obviously — her responses are just a few words long, and sometimes only one word — but she does seem able to follow the questions. Whether that means her speech will eventually catch up to her comprehension so that she can converse more normally or whether there’ll always be that imbalance due to localized brain damage, I don’t know, but it’s amazing to think of her sitting comfortably for a national TV interview just 10 months after the sort of injury she suffered.

Mark Kelly is a good man.

hotair.com/archives/2011/11/15/feelgood-video-of-the-day-giffords-speaks/
 
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If you missed Diane Sawyer’s special last night, the whole thing’s now online at ABC. I’m giving you five minutes below plus an audio file of Giffords reading a message to her constituents so that you can see how far she’s come. She’s got a long way to go with her speech, obviously — her responses are just a few words long, and sometimes only one word — but she does seem able to follow the questions. Whether that means her speech will eventually catch up to her comprehension so that she can converse more normally or whether there’ll always be that imbalance due to localized brain damage, I don’t know, but it’s amazing to think of her sitting comfortably for a national TV interview just 10 months after the sort of injury she suffered.

Mark Kelly is a good man.

hotair.com/archives/2011/11/15/feelgood-video-of-the-day-giffords-speaks/
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That’s what struck me too: she obviously catches on immediately, though her speech skills can’t seem to keep up. Hopefully this will improve, as it has to be terribly frustrating. I wonder if her writing ability is more in sync with her comprehension?
 
I saw a clip of this on TV here in the UK - it was wonderful to see how far she has come after such a dreadful injury - I pray that her recovery continues.
 
She is a very strong and courageous woman for sure. I hope she can make a full recovery with the help of her family and the medical profession.
 
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