A very good day!

Hi Friends,
Nan is heading to lala land now. She has had a very big day today. On this day she walked 3 times, sat in the chair 4 times for a total of about 2 hours up and made her first phone call reaching Nikki just after she left work this afternoon. Her fingers are gradually growing stronger so she can push the buttons. This afternoon Dr. Greenberg came by while Nan was sleeping to tell me several rather important things. 1) She considers the bleeding GI to have a scab at this point since Nan has not had to have blood for 3 days and has held her hematocrit at 33. She said if Nan was losing blood she would not have held her hematocrit. 2) Nan will be leaving ICU tomorrow morning for a regular room of the dr's choosing. She does not want to her to go just to any ward, she has one in mind that she things will be most helpful in meeting Nan's special needs. 3) Nan is to receive a special barium throat examine which will determine whether she is swallowing correctly or not. If she is then Nan can begin on liquids but very carefully at first since the Dr. does not want anything to dislodge the scab in her GI. 4) She says Nan has made remarkable progress and will rest better in a regular room without the constant 24 hour bustle of the ICU.
We will miss the ICU and its wonderful nurses. This place is manned by angels in scrubs. We have been in a place where caring people saved Nan's life again and again. We will never forget and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts.
So tomorrow we move forward, forward toward the door of the plane coming home. Forward to more healing.
Dana, Nan's sister, has arrived in Rhode Island and Marilyn will drive her up in the morning. I will move back into a hotel room tomorrow. I found out why no rooms tonight, the Mets are in town and no one has any rooms available. Loren, Nan's nurse today, started the process of finding me a cot this morning knowing that it might take a while. About noon a cot showed up and now I'm going to take that wonderful precious cot and roll it to the waiting room here near ICU and settle in for the night. ICU will supply a pillow and blankets and I'm set. God does provide. Several people have responded that they knew of places I could stay tonight here in Boston and I appreciate that very much but without a car and not knowing the city it is better for me to stick close to Nan. Thanks for your kindness friends.
I have been told that people need the address of the hospital. It is Brigham and Womans Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA o2115. I have also been asked to supply the address of the church in Tracy where donations can be made. So here goes: Tracy SDA Church, 2025 Holly Drive, Tracy, CA 95376 or Bob Miller, Treasurer of the Tracy SDA Church, 161 Ramona Way, Tracy, CA 95376.
Nan and I want to thank you so much for your specific praying for Nan's bleeding GI. At this point it appears that God has once again helped Nan stop bleeding. Thank you so much Lord and thank you friends and family for being prayer warriors.

Good night and God bless
tim and nan

ps Rick has extensive surgery in the morning and needs our prayers, also our friend Judy in Tracy needs our prayers.