She is working hard

Good evening,

Its 10:08 here in Boston, the hospital has started to quiet down a bit, nurses are having their dinner and Nan and I have a quiet moment here in her room. She is settling in for the night. They just changed her bedding, made sure she was clean and her skin was looking good, put lotion on her back and got her ready for sleeping. She is drifting in and out of sleep now and I'll leave in a few minutes.

This morning I took Nikki and Keanna to the airport without getting lost even. They arrived home safely around 11:20 and were reunited with Steve, I'll bet Keanna was so happy to see her daddy, she woke up this morning missing him. They spend a lot of time together and are buddies, she even has her own motorcycle with training wheels and a full riding outfit. Yes they are buddies all right. Nikki was glad to finally be home. Keanna emailed me a Fathers day card for tomorrow which of course touched my heart big time.

Nan has had a good day with mostly eyes open dawning awareness of surroundings. She seems to slip in and out of knowing what has happened and what is happening. This afternoon they had the blanket off to change it and while her legs were uncovered she began to move them and for the next hour she must have moved them back and forth, turned them and lifted them 50 or more times. then she was tired and rested awhile. It was a pretty amazing demonstration of her determination to get better. STill we have a long ways to go before she is fully awake and when that happens perhaps the respirator can come out. I'm told that is a huge step to recovery.

We have spent time looking at each other and mostly I have been writing emails and reading the wonderful emails that keep coming in. Please know that your help at this tough time is, is, is appreciated very much. This evening I have heard from several family members from both our families. While cells phones are strictly prohibited here turns out they don't like the ringing so my ringers are off and they let me talk on them as long as we keep it quiet. My computer works with a data card and for most of the day it worked well so I have been able to keep in touch with the email world.

Prayer concerns remain, waking up fully, kidney creatins, liver numbers and pancreas numbers. Tomorrow is a great new day and I treasure every day I get to spend with this delightful woman with the blue eyes and pretty hair. This quiet powerhouse of a christian lady who lives by standards that are so good and helpful that all the world should live that way.

Thanks for the generosity of your time in writing and for the many prayers that are ascending to heaven. We are fully aware that we are not the only people hurting, you cannot be in the waiting room for two IC wings without meeting many hurting and frightened people. We have come to know some of these people and are praying for their loved ones who are also in the wards here. They are precious people and our hearts go to them as their go to us.

Good night good friend, please keep the prayers going and so will I. If you have a special prayer concern you can share it and we will remember it as well.

with love

Tim