rehabilitation. when -- and let's continue to pray things go well -- when can she and her family consider that question? >> i think it's still several months away, john, and that's not to be evasive. i think it's really hard that someone could tell at this point because everyone is so individual. let me say this. the quicker someone improves after an injury the higher their outcome will be overall. that's one of the higher things we know. if they have quick improvement afterward their endpoint is going to be much better, much higher. this point about her ability to express herself through speech, through written communication, through simple things as gestures, we haven't seen clear evidence of that yet. mine she can understand. i think that's been pretty clear now. she was even reading cards, we hear. but this expression, we're going to have to see how well she can to that. certainly as a member of congress, you know, giving speeches, being able to give