Photos Show Husband Of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords By Her Side At Hospital

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ)
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The office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Tuesday night released two photos taken inside the hospital room where the Arizona Democrat is recovering after she was shot in the head on Saturday.

U.S. Navy Captain Mark Kelly, Giffords’s husband, is seen by her side and holding her hand in the two photographs, which her office said were taken in University Medical Center on Sunday, Jan. 9.

“Thank you for your outpouring of support for all of the victims of this senseless tragedy,” the office wrote in a Facebook post. “Gabrielle’s doctors continue to be optimistic about her recovery.”

Doctors said Tuesday that Giffords was “breathing on her own” and that they had eased up on the level of sedation. Giffords has been able to follow commands such as squeezing a hand, wiggling her toes and giving a thumbs-up sign, doctors said.

In lieu of flowers, Kelly requested contributions to one of Giffords’s favorite charities in Southern Arizona: The Red Cross or the Community Food Bank, the office said.

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