Just Another Day in Paradise - Part 4

Just got back from Bradford. There are only two places in Alabama that will work with Blue Cross on this kind of care. However, they only take patients who are in need of detox. The business office lady offered 10 days of treatment for $2500. I closed out 2 of my IRAs to pay that. So, he's got treatment for 10 days. I got the number of outpatient services in order to start working with them now about insurance.

I called my sister to see if she could lend me some money. She wasn't in, so that's when I decided to close my IRAs. She called me back and I got the "too easygoing" lecture from her (got another one shortly after that from my ex-mother-in-law) and that I needed to take care of myself. She probably would have lent me the money, too, but that's water under the bridge. My sister says that I should stay home and not go to Atlanta tomorrow. I still have my hotel reservation, though, and I really want to go. If I don't go, I'll end up just moping around the house or working.

As I was typing this, I got a phone call from Bradford. My son is doing pretty good (still some denial issues, e.g., "I can quit anytime"), but he's cooperating and adjusting well.