"She's coming back, and we know she's coming back, and we want to make sure she's ready,"

[TexasProgresive]

While Gaby Giffords is recuperating in Houston her staff is continuing her work.

The updates come to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords from her bedside in Houston, news from Capitol Hill, Libya and Arizona relayed through a staff member with a laptop computer.

It's not the norm for Pia Carusone, Giffords' chief of staff, but as her boss recovers from a gunshot wound to the head, undergoing a rigorous daily rehabilitation routine, the halls at TIRR Memorial Hermann have become as much of a base for operations as locations in Arizona and Washington, D.C.

Carusone, who shuttles between Giffords' offices, now spends much of her time in Giffords' room at TIRR. She coordinates via her computer and BlackBerry with staff in Tucson and keeps Giffords' parents and husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, up-to-date on the staff's work.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7443528.html

[opihimoimoi]

1. What a remarkable woman....Gaby is .....

[napi21]

2. THANK you so much for the update. I was thinking about Gaby

this AM when I heard talk about the last flight of the shuttle launching today. I hand't heard anything about Gaby for it seems like a few weeks and I'm so happy she;s doing so well that she canactually be doing her job off site. I hope they don't let her over do it, but I'm so happy for her that she CAN do t.

[KharmaTrain]

3. I'll Be Overjoyed...

...just to see her walk out of the hospital with her family around her. Anything beyond that is a bonus considering all she's been through. I'm not even thinking about her being able to return to the beltway and when that happens it'll be a great day for this country...showing that the crazies can't win. Here's wishing her a thorough rehabilitation and her family the strength to endure. Also a big hat tip to Gabby's staff who have put in long, hard hours during extremely stressful times.

[Diclotican]

4. TexasProgresive

TexasProgresive

Just impresive that woman, after been shoot to the head, she might go back to politic in Washington DC.. That is not any easy task I belive, when you are all OKAY, and not been shot to the head..

She must just be an impressive woman..

Diclotican

[Overseas]

5. K&R! //nt

[Brewman_Jax]

6. Glad to hear!

I was wondering with such a severe injury and extended recovery time, would she have to resign her seat in Congress? Good to see that she can still work. :thumbsup: