Kelly provides dose of hope

Tina Frost’s mother, Mary Moreland, and boyfriend, Austin Hughes, received a strong dose of hope Wednesday from a very knowledgeable source: retired astronaut Mark Kelly.

Kelly is the husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who was shot in the head during an assassination attempt in January 2011 as she was meeting with constituents near Tucson. Giffords partially recovered and briefly returned to Congress before resigning her seat in 2012.

Moreland said Kelly had “heard about Tina’s fight in the news … and came to the hospital for a private meeting with the family. “

“He was very informative about rehabilitation from gunshot wounds,” Moreland said. “What he said was very relatable to us. … He said rehab is very long and to be strong. He gave us incredible new hope. He was very confident.”

Paul Harasim

Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-journal @csstevensphoto Dr. Keith Blum, a neurosurgeon who was on call at Sunrise hospital the night of the mass shooting, looks at brain scans of patient Tina Frost on Wednesday at his office. Frost was injured by a gunshot wound to...

Brain scans of Tina Frost, who was injured by a gunshot wound to the head on the night of the shooting. She is slowly making progress.

Mark Kelly