'Confronted by paralysis and aphasia, I responded with grit and determination,' Giffords said in a video for the Democratic National Convention.
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was shot and almost killed during a mass shooting in 2011, made a powerful video for the Democratic National Convention about her long road to recovery, likening her challenge to what’s ahead for the country while plugging Joe Biden as the person for the job.
“I’ve known the darkest of days,” Giffords says, standing at a lectern in front of the American flag. “Days of pain and uncertain recovery. But confronted by despair, I’ve summoned hope. Confronted by paralysis and aphasia, I responded with grit and determination. I put one foot in front of the other. I found one word and then another.”
Actress Regina King narrated a portion of the two-and-a-half-minute video, which also incorporated Giffords’s activism around gun violence. “We are a nation ready to end gun violence,” King says, although she’s not seen in the video. A safer America is possible, but from this point forward, we must choose courage.”
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