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  1. 04-24-2011, 08:15 PM #1
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    And now for some happy news!

    Giffords cleared to attend shuttle launch


    Doctors have cleared Giffords, who was shot in the brain at a January 8 event in Tucson, to attend the scheduled launch in Florida, a source close to her said Sunday.

    The source told CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen that Giffords will be accompanied by a nurse. There will be no doctor or medical assistance on board.

    The source was not sure what kind of plane Giffords will be going on, but it will not be a commercial airliner. "She'll probably be going either Wednesday or Thursday," the source said.

    Asked by "The CBS Evening News With Katie Couric" what Giffords' reaction was to the decision allowing her to go, Kelly replied, "I think she said, 'awesome' and she pumped her fist."
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    That is great. I had not realized there would be another shuttle launch.

    I hope Giffords makes full recovery.
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    She's starting to walk again, and is doing very well.
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    Woohoo! That is good news. Very encouraging that a doctor won't have to escort her during the trip.

    We should have one 'good news' thread a day. I nominate W0TKX for the job.
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    Grrrrrrrrrr. :rofl:
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    Ha ha Dave! No good deed goes unpunished! LULZ!

    Great to hear about Giffords.
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    Nice to hear some good news for a change!
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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    Let's hope and pray the launch is successful and all goes well. It is the last. Finito.
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    Endeavor's last flight, the last shuttle mission is Atlantis at the end of June.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WØTKX View Post
    Endeavor's last flight, the last shuttle mission is Atlantis at the end of June.
    Albi regrets the error, issues a retraction, and buries it on page 42, just beneath the used Yugo ads.
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