There were and continue to be so many acts of kindness that it is truly hard to choose.
A few days after I was released from the hospital, a group of teacher friends from Tortolita Middle School, where I taught for many years, arrived with a carload of dinners ready for the freezer.
I have not taught at Tortolita for seven years, and yet here they were with food and good wishes from the whole faculty.
I was so touched by their thoughtfulness and caring.
Pam Simon, 64, Gabrielle Giffords' community outreach coordinator, was shot in the chest and through the right wrist.
