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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Gabby, Our Thoughts Are With You.

 Reposted January 9, 2010 from BlogforArizona
By Michael Bryan

Please share your prayers and thoughts for Gabby and her family in the comments, or you can go to Gabby's Facebook prayer page. Gabriel Zimmerman, who died in the attack, has a memorial Facebook page. Our tip line is open at BlogForArizona@gmail.com.

Updated [1/8] 4:18pm: Congresswoman Giffords is in the ICU at UMC in critical condition, having survived her would-be assassin's bullet to her head. Her parents and her husband Mark are with her.

Updated [1/8] 9:42pm:
The names of those killed in the attack are: Judge John Roll, 63; Dorthy Murray, 76; Dorwin Stoddard, 76; Christina Greene, 9; Phyllis Scheck, 79; and Gabe Zimmerman, 30.

Updated 1/9 11:42: 20
people were wounded in the attack; the death toll remains at 6. According the FBI Director Mueller, who is currently in Tucson, Loughner will be indicted on Federal aggravated assault and murder charges this afternoon. It has not been decided whether Loughner will face terrorism charges. Gabby remains in critical condition. Information from her doctors indicate that the most dangerous aspect of the injury is the swelling of the brain along the path of the bullet. The left top of her skull has been removed to ameliorate brain tissue damage due to swelling. The 9 mm bullet passed the entire length of her brain along the left hemisphere from back to front. This type of injury is rarely survivable, so the mere fact that she survived into and through surgery is a very good sign. Her prognosis is hopeful, but it is not certain that she will live, nor what the long-term effects of her injury will be. Please, keep her and her family in your thoughts.

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