'Anytime someone expresses frustration about the slow pace of progress or a challenge they’ve faced, I tell them what has become my mantra: 'Move ahead,'' GabbyGiffords writes for CNNOpinion
Editor’s Note: Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat, represented Arizona’s 8th district in Congress from 2007 to 2012. She’s the founder of the gun violence prevention organization Giffords. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion articles on CNN.Watch “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” at 9 p.m. ET/PT November 20 on CNN. When my husband Mark and I married, he gave me a ring inscribed with the words, “The closest to heaven that I’ve ever been.
But not everything has changed: I’m still pursuing public service, and Mark is still by my side. And I’m still by his, campaigning alongside him for two successful US Senate campaigns. Recovering in the public eye hasn’t been easy. Having the courage to hope – and then acting on that hope – has been key to both my recovery and my work in gun violence prevention. There were times when it would have been much easier to give up hope than to persevere.
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