(US Rep. Gabrielle) Giffords moves to rehab center in 'good' condition

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The Washington Post
By Philip Rucker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 26, 2011; 11:44 AM



Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was moved from a Houston hospital to a nearby rehabilitation center Wednesday morning, after doctors upgraded her condition from "serious" to "good.

The Arizona Democrat had been in the neuro-intensive care unit at Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center since arriving in Houston on Friday. She will continue her long-term recovery at TIRR Memorial Hermann rehabilitation center.

"Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has made strong progress in the Neuro ICU," the hospital statement read. "This evening, her doctors upgraded her condition from serious to good and determined that she is ready to move."

Giffords's husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, was invited to join them in the first lady's box, but he declined. He watched Obama's speech on a television at his wife's bedside in Texas, apparently holding her hand throughout, according to a photograph released Tuesday night by her congressional office.

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