| Former President Gerald Ford was out of bed, chatting and eating well as he remained in the hospital for a 10th day, a spokeswoman said Monday. Ford, 92, was admitted to a hospital near his home in the California desert on Jan. 14. He was initially expected to be released five days later. ``The doctors are assessing him for discharge on a day-to-day basis,'' his chief of staff, Penny Circle, said in a statement. ``He's not quite ready for release from the hospital.'' His condition is not life-threatening, she said. |