Pic Of The Moment: Gabby Giffords To Congress: "Be Bold"

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12. Having the experience of

a traumatic brain injury, I can tell you the facial expression is very slow to fade. The first time I saw my reflection in a mirror, I was shocked. I had no control over the 'deer in the headlights' expression frozen in my face. I could not relax the muscles in my face. It was about 3 weeks before my face began to return to normal. Ms Giffords' injury was much more severe than mine.

Much depends on the area of the brain damaged. My brain injury paralyzed my left side, affected my swallowing reflex, made it difficult to follow text as it wrapped from line to line and heightened my taste of salt. Physical therapy is necessary to regain some of the functions lost. Teaching my leg and foot to work again was the hardest job I've ever had.

Don't even get me started on what it takes to comb and style hair w/ one hand/arm. If she is using a wig, it is probably because it saves her 45 minutes in the morning.