Gabby Giffords & Ashleigh Burroughs: Life Goes on After Tragedy (VIDEO)

Suzi Hileman (AKA Ashleigh Burrows)

Two victims of the January 8th shooting in the Tucson, Ariz. show us what hope and courage is all about…

Gabrielle Giffords stepped out for her first interview Monday night with Diane Sawyer on ABC’s “Nightline”, just 10 months after she was shot in the head at a political event in Tuscon, Arizona. Viewers saw amazing footage of Gabby’s recovery, documenting the remarkable progress she has made. The journey has been difficult, but Gabby remains positive, getting stronger and stronger every day.

Another victim of the January 8th Tucson shooting was Suzi Hileman, also known by her blogonym, Ashleigh Burroughs. Shot three times, Ashleigh is on her very own road to recovery and offers a few encouraging words for those who also may have experienced a life-threatening accident.

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Watch our interview with Ashleigh Burroughs at BlogHer ’11 on how the January 8th shooting changed her life forever.

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Ashleigh Burroughs

About Ashleigh Burroughs: Happily writing anonymously under her blogonym, Ashleigh Burroughs was outed after being shot 3 times on January 8th in Tucson, Arizona. Her carefully protected anonymity now vanished, she is happy to announce herself publicly as [...]
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