On January 8th the world was shocked to hear that there was a mass shooting at a supermarket where a US Congresswoman was talking to her constituents. Initial reports said that Rep Gabrielle Giffords was killed in the shooting, but those reports were quickly denied as we learned the beautiful woman, inside and out, was shot in the head and was fighting for her life. Days after the shooting the world waited for updates on her condition that consisted of her holding her husband’s hand and telling him that she loved him. For the last five months we have only seen glimpses of her, but never her face. That is until now, when she bravely posted the first pictures of her smile since that horrible day on her Facebook.
On May 17th P.K. Weis of SouthwestPhotoBank.com, a longtime friend of Giffords went to visit her at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital and took the first pictures of her since that fateful day, upon her request. The day that these pictures were taken were special to her because it was the day after her husband launched in the Endeavor and the day before she had her cranioplasty. The photographer described that day in a statement and had this to say about his friend of over a decade, “It was very inspiring to see how much she had recovered in 4½ months. I was excited to see her and to see her smile. She was glad to see me, was in a good mood, smiling and laughing and seemed to enjoy the experience. I certainly did, too.â€
Even though most of us have never met her, we feel the same way as Weis as we look at these pictures. We are inspired by her recovery in such a short time, and we are enjoying seeing a woman who has been through such hell looking so happy and smiling.
Whenever you are having a bad day, look at these pictures and let it give you hope that someone who was shot in the head could be doing so well and have a such a huge smile on her face just a few short months after such a harrowing experience. Your bad day probably can’t compare to that.
I really hope her recovery continues to do well because I can’t wait to see this admirable woman back at the House of Representatives and teach those Congressmen a thing or two about being admirable and caring about the people they represent!
Seriously Rep Gabrielle Giffords is my inspiration and I respect the sh!t out of her because of all she has done before and after that awful day.
Patricia Arquette and Maria Bello are in Haiti with Give Love and they’re donating some of their time there to help out the Starkey Hearing Foundation. The foundation helps to provide people with hearing aids so they can hear better instead of silence.
Seeing the two actresses placing hearing aids on those two men in Haiti brought tears to my eyes. The fact they are actually doing good and helping people with the gift of hearing is just so admirable to me. That is not all they are doing while they are down there and this is not either one of their first trips there which is just so amazing. While so many celebs just threw money at Haiti (which is good), these two women are getting their hands dirty to really help the people that need it.
And because of what they are doing we are getting to see the smiles on those men faces and that is just so beautiful to me. Their happiness is speaking louder than any word they can now hear.
You might have heard of The Starkey Hearing Foundation because that is the charity that Marlee Matlin raised $1 million for on The Celebrity Apprentice. I wonder if some of that money is what helped to put hearing aids on those grateful men’s ears?
Cyndi Lauper was stuck at Buenos Aires’ Jorge Newbery Airport when her flight was delayed so she took the mic and gave an impromptu performance of her most famous song. Because she was able to She Bop her tune Girls Just Want to Have Fun to the frustrated passengers, and it proves that Time After Time her music can make anyone happy even in a crappy situation! She showed her True Colors and maybe She not So Unusual!
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Yesterday was the lamest Halloween for celebrities that I can remember except for Kate Beckinsale and her husband Len Wiseman. The couple dressed up as Frankenstein and the Bride of Frankenstein, and in my book they won the night’s best dressed. They don’t win anything but the mention, but hey it is better than nothing…right?
Seriously what was up with all the lame Halloween costumes this year even Heidi Klum and Seal’s party made me yawn and there is always at least one wow outfit. Not this year.
Three weeks ago Michael Douglas found out he has Stage 4 throat cancer and today he was on The Late Show with David Letterman talking about it. Listening to him talk about what he is going through with such bravery and optimism (which he needs to be) makes me have the utmost respect for him. I am sure that is a quality he learned from his father who hasn’t let a stroke stop him.
My prayers are with him that he makes it through this battle quickly.
