saved her life was the trajectory of the bullet a more than anything else. if this had gone straight through her brain without exit access she would have probably died on the spot. whether she turned or he was a lousy shooter when he was up close to her, i don t know, but the trajectory of this bullet is probably going to be the most important aspect of this. and i think it s important to remember also, alex, that when a bullet goes through the brain, it s not just that line of the bullet pakt but there s reverb rags from the bullet and heat and energy. so surrounding brain tissue can also be damaged at a somewhat later date which means, hours or days of the wound and that s why she s being kept in tin tensive care unit and being monitored so carefully. are you surprised wi the comments, by the surgeon yesterday who said he was optimistic about her chance for recovery? i thought he was superb in how he described the events of the hospital and who was in the