He looks so much better

Friday 13th

Friday 13th is not always bad. Today Ted is eating real food, has been disconnected from all the wires and tubes. He has gone for 3 long walks. He has a balcony outside of his hospital room, pretty cool. God is a gracious and loving God. His presence is always with us. He has wrapped this family with love.

Ted's address

Ted Keith
Room 222
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287

Moved to his own room!!!

Thurs. 6:30pm Finally Ted is moved out of ICU into his own room It is Room 222.
In ICU you can not visit between 6:30 and 8:30, so after waiting all day at 6:10pm they said they were moving him. His nurse ran with Ted in a wheelchair to the new floor and room. He had to get back to give his report. Darlene and Tammy are carrying all the stuff and they couldn't keep up with the nurse. A little bit of humor is always good!!!

Hospital is slow

Thursday afternoon: As good as Johns Hopkins Hospital is, one thing is that they are slow. If they say they are going to do an echo cardiogram in the next hour it is usually 3-4 hours. Ted is to be moved out of ICU and into a room this morning, it is 4:00pm and they are still waiting. Patience is needed.

Wed. evening
Just heard from Tammy and Darlene. Ted has been resting. He will stay in ICU tonight and maybe he will get out to go to his own room tomorrow.

Wed.

Ted has been up and walked 2 laps around ICU. He is off the medication that was helping to keep his heart rate up. His heart rate is higher on his own, but is still fluctuating a little so he will stay in ICU one more night. Without the medication he is able to sleep and has been doing that most of today.
Barry and Gloria started driving back to West Virginia around noon. I(Penny) flew back to Cincy this morning, Larry (Darlene's husband) is currently waiting at the airport because now all the flights are delayed due to the storms, not in Baltimore but somewhere. Jonathan (Ted's nephew) and his girlfriend Ashley came to Baltimore on Tuesday evening to see Ted. They took Larry to the airport and then started their drive back to Gettysburg.
Now it is all on Darlene and Tammy. Janet (Ted's sister) and her husband Ron will be there on Thursday evening to stay for several days.
Thank the Lord for families that are supportive.