It always seems to come 'round to cycling... the Congresswoman apparently went for a ride with a friend the night before the shooting, and stopped to snap a cell-phone picture with him.
This blog post includes the picture, as well as a link to a larger NY Times article from which it was sourced. http://tucsonvelo.com/news/giffords-...-shooting/5455
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01-17-2011, 08:40 AM #1
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01-18-2011, 07:37 PM #2
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Thanks for posting that. I was watching "20/20" tonight and they did a nice feature with her husband. They told a lot about her but I didn't see any mention that she's a cyclist. (I didn't get to see the whole thing, though.) Sounds like she's doing remarkably well. We'll keep praying for her.
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11-14-2011, 07:24 PM #3
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Did anybody see the 20/20 interview with her tonight? Completely inspiring - and I'm still holding out hope that she might be back on her bike yet. Her recovery is nothing less than amazing!
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11-14-2011, 08:09 PM #4
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I was tired tonight, but stayed up to watch. It was amazing to see her progress... still sad to contemplate the tragedy and the challenges she is still facing.
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11-23-2014, 06:26 AM #5
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And she's back on a bike - not her usual one - but she did 11 miles at El Tour. Pretty impressive!
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/23/us/gif...html?hpt=hp_t2Most days in life don't stand out, But life's about those days that will...
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11-23-2014, 07:09 AM #6
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I just read that as well, way to go Gabby!!
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11-23-2014, 07:16 AM #7
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Yes- very happy to see all the news coverage here in Tucson. Of course, I was out on the 104 mile course at El Tour so I missed it, but it's really great to see her.
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11-23-2014, 07:19 AM #8
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This is wonderful. I think her recumbent is a sun EZ-3 USX easy rider (the same one I own). A really heavy slow trike. Riding 11 miles on that thing is like riding over 30 miles on a regular bike. GOOD FOR HER.
And thank you!! I needed cheering up.
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11-23-2014, 08:09 AM #9
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The article mentioned she had to do much of the work with only her left leg because of the damage, so so inspiring!
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