Giffords’s Friends Narrate the Moment She Opened Her Eye

"“Her eye is flickering and Mark sees this and gets extremely excited,” Sen. Gillibrand said. “He said ‘Gabby open your eyes, open your eyes,’ — he is really urging her forward, and the doctor is perking up.”

Sen. Gillibrand said that around 30 seconds later, “she finally opens her eyes, and you could tell she was desperately trying to focus.”

She described Mr. Kelly as “so happy,” and said that she and others in the room were crying.

“Mark says ‘if you can see me, give us the thumbs up,’” Sen. Gillibrand said. And instead of giving a thumbs up, Ms. Giffords raised her whole arm, and later reached out to touch her husband’s ring.

Ms. Wasserman-Schultz compared the moment to the birth of her children. “This was the most incredible feeling — to see literally one of your closest friends come back to you, to come back to her family, to come back to her friends We know how strong Gabby is. You could see all the strength pouring out of her, to touch her husband.”"

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/rep-gabrielle-giffordss-friends-narrate-the-moment-she-opened-her-eye/?partner=rss&emc=rss

last night - she was crying when she spoke about her daughter asking if she was going to be shot like Gabby.
:cry:

starting off the day with a tear of happiness in my eye. :)

She needs strength, love, faith and did I mention strength.