Cost Of Bringing Me Into This World......$100.25

While climbing through the mountain of personal belongings of Mom and Pop, I am constantly amazed with what I find. Today I found this original medical statement from the Brownwood Memorial Hospital, Inc. It and the receipt from Dr. Cadenhead cover the total amount charged for bringing yours truly into this world, March 12, 1949.

Mom entered the hospital on March 12th and was released on March 16, a stay of four days. The bill was as follows:

Delivery Room..............................................................................$15.00

Room.................$7.50 per day.........4 days......................................$30.00

Nursery..............$1.50 per day.........4 days......................................$6.00

Lab Fees.....................................................................................$1.00

Drugs.........................................................................................$1.75

Dressings.....................................................................................$1.00

Misc............................................................................................$2.50

Total...........................................................................................$57.25

Of course you throw in the Doctors bill of $53.00 and it nearly doubled the total Cost.

Total cost for bringing me into the world $100.25; total value after over 60 years of improvements, $13.45.