TUCSON, Arizona — The mother of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has told friends and family that her daughter could be released from hospital as soon as Friday, according to The New York Times.
In an email, Gloria Giffords also said that the congresswoman has started to look at get-well cards and scrolled through photos on her husband's iPhone.
"Everyday Gabby improves and shows higher levels of comprehension and complex actions," the newspaper quoted a message sent Tuesday morning as saying.
Giffords'
husband Mark Kelly said Tuesday that the congresswoman isn't aware that six people died in the Jan. 8 rampage in Tucson , including Gabe Zimmerman, one of her staff members.
Authorities say Giffords was targeted by a 22-year-old constituent who had met her at a similar event in 2007.
'True grit'
The e-mail sent by Giffords' mother said doctors were "having her move limbs on command," the Times reported.
"So now comes the 'true grit' part... and won't be a stroll in a park although Mark predicts she'll be up and walking around in 2 weeks," her mother wrote.
The congresswoman was expected to be moved from the hospital to a rehabilitation center on Friday, according to the e-mail.
However, the Times quoted a member of Giffords' staff as saying that no final decision had been made.
The three-term Democrat was among 13 people who were also wounded in the massacre Jan. 8 outside a Safeway supermarket. She remained in serious condition after a bullet traveled the length of her brain.
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