First Gabrielle Giffords Photos Released Since Shooting

P.K. Weis/Giffords Campaign, via Associated Press
P.K. Weis/Giffords Campaign, via Associated Press

Five months after being shot in the head at a constituent meet-and-greet in Arizona, Giffords appears smiling outside in two photographs released by the congresswoman’s office. She’s been rehabilitating at a facility in Houston, Texas, since late January and a spokeswoman said Friday she may soon be released. Though the pictures reflect her remarkable recovery after sustaining such a severe wound, Giffords reportedly still has difficulty stringing together sentences and faces months of outpatient speech, occupational and physical therapy.

P.K. Weis/Giffords Campaign, via Associated Press
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