Until appears in public, I take all of this with a grain of salt.
Yes, it’s encouraging news, but my cynical side says this could just be political opportunism and sympathy - never let a crisis go to waste stuff.
For all we know “Gabby” is in a coma, eating out of straw.
Agree with your take on this. Her husband said ‘Gabby would want me to fly’ referring to commanding the next Shuttle. I hope she is doing well but the actual comments about her recovery are much less encouraging than Big Media’s spin on those comments. She may have said the word ‘toast’ but I doubt she said ‘I’d like toast for breakfast’. Prayers up for her complete recovery.