Gabby

Congress Woman Gifford:


You. Are. Amazing.


You are inspiring, you are courageous, you embody hope. Just when I think my struggles become overwhelming, your story is there to put me back in my place. You give me the hope that if something so devastating were to ever happen to me, I could overcome it. Your recovery is simply astounding and is no doubt an act of divine intervention.


Thank you for sharing your story (as seen on an ABC special and in a book 'Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope') which can actually be thanks to your husband. Your husband is the most beautiful portrayal of endless and unconditional love. I wouldn't expect a husband to leave his wife in her time of need, but I also wouldn't expect him to have as much fight and as much optimism as Mark Kelly had (and still has). I truly believe his strength helped you regain the strength and courage you carried with you before that tragic day. I can only hope to have someone love me, and me love them in return, in the same capacity that he loves you.


(sidenote: her wedding ring has "you're the closest to heaven that i'll ever be"etched on the band, which is from my all time favorite song Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls)


I can't help but be blown away by Angie Glen....the therapist who spent countless hours helping you regain your life. A woman who has no initial ties to any person but dedicates her time and life to them. The patience and compassion that shines through her heart is tear-jerking. I also, can't help but love how much music therapy helped you regain the beautiful skill of speech.
I felt something move in my heart tonight as I watched her work with you. I can't say that I want to follow in her foot-steps but she awakened my desire to help others, to coach others, to be a person they can lean on in their most desperate times of need, and be the person that shows them they are physically, mentally, emotionally capable of more than they could ever dream of.

 I look in your eyes and see life overflowing. Your voice sings of hope and faith. You have a ways to go in your recovery but the toughest and darkest part of your journey, you have overcome.

My prayers will be with you, your family, and all those alongside of you as your journey continues. May the Lord lay his hand upon all of you.


"The courage you need when the life you live is not the life you planned..."








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