US Rep. Giffords picks wake-up song for shuttle

[onehandle]

Source: AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords helped start the first full work day in space for her husband and the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour with the song: "Beautiful Day" by U2.

It's the same song Giffords sent as a wake-up call to Mark Kelly in 2006 when they were just dating. But this time the message-of-hope lyrics seemed to have a special meaning given her recovery from being shot in the head Jan. 8 in Arizona.

This time the song was from Giffords and Kelly's two daughters.

"It's good to be waking up in space again," Kelly radioed back to Earth. "I want to thank Gabby, Claudia and Claire for that great wake up song. It's always good to hear U2 and 'Beautiful Day' in space."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110517/ap_on_sc/us_space_shuttle

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Every bit of Giffords news is a delight for most.

[Lucinda]

1. I'm one of the "most"

Thanks for the post!

[sarge43]

2. Remarkable recovery by a remarkable woman.

Can't wait for her to take her Congressional seat again. :party:

[w8liftinglady]

3. Cool! "Beautiful Day" is on my morning list,too!

[Raschel]

4. I cannot believe how well she's doing. The emotional trauma is enough to make a person shut down.

Her physical recovery, and her will to recover and continue on is amazing.