Arizona Congressmember Gabrielle Giffords was transferred to a Houston rehabilitation facility on Friday, less than two weeks after she was critically wounded in the Tucson shooting rampage. Giffords’ new doctor, Gerard Francisco of Memorial Hermann Hospital, praised her progress.

Dr. Gerard Francisco: “She surprised us. She did not need as much assistance as we had anticipated. There were still people holding onto her, as was described previously, but she’s activating her muscles even more than what I had anticipated. At one point her leg was dangling on the bed and we asked her to bring her leg up; after a couple of seconds, she brought the left leg up without any further delay.”