Gabrielle Giffords has been given medical clearance to attend her husband's shuttle launch on Friday.
Here's what is being said about Giffords from sources around the world:
Chicago Tribune: "I miss Tucson", says recovering Congresswoman Giffords
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords still struggles to piece together lengthy sentences, but one short phrase she repeats is: "I miss Tucson," the Arizona Republic newspaper reported on Sunday.
(London) Daily Mail: Shot congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is planning to 'walk a mountain' and 'expected to attend the Endeavour launch'
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She has moved a mountain in terms of her recovery after being shot in the head at point blank range. Now Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has revealed she is planning to 'walk a mountain,' in the future.
Gabrielle Giffords has been in Houston since Jan. 21 — that's 94 days of living and rehabilitating at the world-renowned TIRR Memorial-Hermann in relative mystery. There have been no photos of the wounded congresswoman, few details released and only infrequent reports.
The Associated Press: Giffords cleared to attend launch
Looking back on the horror of that Saturday in January, this seems miraculous today: that Mark Kelly indeed will command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and his wounded wife, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, will be in Florida watching.

