re: So My Niece Had a Baby

I've got an old buddy from the Mecca that has had heart issues the last few years. He was out of work for a few years awaiting a heart transplant and has been on Medicare since then. Low and behold, he got back into the work force late last fall and worked a salaried job paying about 70k a year up until July 3rd of this year when he was fired. He has lost everything he ever owned with the exception of three pairs of clothes and a guitar due to his battle with drugs.

He's been in a detox program for 20 days since last Saturday and I was able to talk to him Wednesday night on the phone. The next step is a 90 day full throttle rehab facility to hopefully get him drug free. I asked the question as to whom was paying for the treatments being that he didn't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.

His response: "Medicare"

This blew my mind being that he has been gainfully employed for the last 9 months.