"The Arizona congresswoman apparently recognized her husband, gave him a smile and rubbed his neck for 10 minutes, which doctors at University Medical Center said is a sign that her higher cognitive abilities were preserved after she was shot through the head Jan. 8 in a rampage that killed six people and wounded 13.
The next step, doctors said, is repairing Giffords's skull, a task that Lemole warned is 'many months down the road.' He said that doctors will spend the coming days 'tying up those loose ends' to get her ready for rehabilitation and that she could leave the hospital in 'a matter of days to weeks.'
Doctors said her family is looking at rehabilitation facilities around the country, including Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, as well as facilities in Houston and Phoenix." Washington Post
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