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17 January 2011
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The husband of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in an attack in Tucson, Arizona, says she is making good progress.
Mark Kelly told US network ABC his wife had insisted on giving him a neck massage from her hospital bed.
On Sunday, hospital officials upgraded Ms Giffords' condition from "critical" to "serious" after she was successfully taken off a ventilator.
Six people died and more than a dozen were injured in the 8 January shooting.
College dropout Jared Lee Loughner, 22, is charged over the shooting which took place as Ms Giffords and was holding a constituency meeting at a Tucson supermarket.
Mr Loughner could face the death penalty if found guilty.
Intensive care In an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer to be broadcast on Tuesday, Mr Kelly, a Nasa astronaut, said his wife had given him a 10-minute neck massage.
He said Ms Giffords determination to care for others was emblematic of her spirit.
"It's so typical of her that no matter how bad the situation might be for her, you know, she's looking out for other people," he said.
He added that he had reminded her that she was still in intensive care and needed to rest.
Mr Kelly also said he would be willing to meet with the parents of the alleged gunman, Mr Loughner. They released a statement expressing their deep regret about the attack last week.
Ms Giffords - who has had brain surgery - had been breathing on her own since the shooting in Tucson, but the breathing tube had been left as a precaution.
Hospital officials replaced it on Saturday with a tracheotomy tube in her windpipe to protect her airways.
In a hospital briefing on Monday, surgeon Michael Lemole said Ms Giffords was also recovering well from an operation to remove bone fragments from her eye socket.
Angry outburst Meanwhile, one of those injured in the shooting issued an apology for an angry outburst he made at a televised "town hall" meeting held on Saturday by Tucson Tea Party leader Trent Humphries.
James Eric Fuller, a military veteran, became distraught and yelled "you're dead" at Mr Humphries, after taking his photograph.
In a statement on Monday, he apologised for what he called his "misplaced outrage".
"It was not in the spirit of our allegiance and warm feelings of each other as citizens of this great country," he said.
Mr Fuller was involuntarily committed for a mental health evaluation after the outburst.
On Sunday, Mr Kelly spoke at the funeral of Gabe Zimmerman, one of Ms Giffords' aides who was killed in the attack.
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Mark Kelly told US network ABC his wife had insisted on giving him a neck massage from her hospital bed.
On Sunday, hospital officials upgraded Ms Giffords' condition from "critical" to "serious" after she was successfully taken off a ventilator.
Six people died and more than a dozen were injured in the 8 January shooting.
College dropout Jared Lee Loughner, 22, is charged over the shooting which took place as Ms Giffords and was holding a constituency meeting at a Tucson supermarket.
Mr Loughner could face the death penalty if found guilty.
Intensive care In an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer to be broadcast on Tuesday, Mr Kelly, a Nasa astronaut, said his wife had given him a 10-minute neck massage.
He said Ms Giffords determination to care for others was emblematic of her spirit.
"It's so typical of her that no matter how bad the situation might be for her, you know, she's looking out for other people," he said.
He added that he had reminded her that she was still in intensive care and needed to rest.
Mr Kelly also said he would be willing to meet with the parents of the alleged gunman, Mr Loughner. They released a statement expressing their deep regret about the attack last week.
Ms Giffords - who has had brain surgery - had been breathing on her own since the shooting in Tucson, but the breathing tube had been left as a precaution.
Hospital officials replaced it on Saturday with a tracheotomy tube in her windpipe to protect her airways.
In a hospital briefing on Monday, surgeon Michael Lemole said Ms Giffords was also recovering well from an operation to remove bone fragments from her eye socket.
Angry outburst Meanwhile, one of those injured in the shooting issued an apology for an angry outburst he made at a televised "town hall" meeting held on Saturday by Tucson Tea Party leader Trent Humphries.
James Eric Fuller, a military veteran, became distraught and yelled "you're dead" at Mr Humphries, after taking his photograph.
In a statement on Monday, he apologised for what he called his "misplaced outrage".
"It was not in the spirit of our allegiance and warm feelings of each other as citizens of this great country," he said.
Mr Fuller was involuntarily committed for a mental health evaluation after the outburst.
On Sunday, Mr Kelly spoke at the funeral of Gabe Zimmerman, one of Ms Giffords' aides who was killed in the attack.
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