Betty Ford Will Dedicates $500,000 To Namesake Rehab

LOS ANGELES -- Betty Ford Center managers learned this week that the former first lady's final wishes call for the rehab center that bears her name to receive $500,000 in donations.

Betty Ford authorized a $400,000 donation in her final will, which was signed three weeks before her July 8 death, the center said in a statement released late Wednesday. The facility, which is based in Rancho Mirage, Calif., about 120 miles east of Los Angeles, will also receive another $100,000 from a foundation former President Gerald Ford and his wife founded a decade ago.

The center was co-founded by Betty Ford in 1982 and it has treated nearly 100,000 patients, including numerous Hollywood celebrities, for drug and alcohol dependency. Despite its high-profile clientele, the facility remains one of the most respected treatment centers in the United States.

The outspoken former first lady for years personally greeted patients at the center and remained a high-profile advocate for treatment solutions, especially for women.

She granted the Betty Ford Center last year rights to use her name forever, the facility said.

"Mrs. Ford was and always will be the heart and soul of this place of healing," Mary Pattiz, chairman of the Betty Ford Center Board of Directors. "It means so much to us that after all she had given over the past 30 years, the center was still front and center in her mind during her final days."

Comments

[ZENNEPHI]

10:33 PM on 08/12/2011

Akin, I'm certain to the Betty Ford Clinic dependencys REHAB and the Habits
that must be revaluated, and "fine-tuned" to ultimate ceaseation; is a pro-active
work-intensive regiment of "casual-labor", in "pulling your weight".
In the writings of [Doctor M. Scott Peck] as it is applicable to the {Schiz-Affects}
Mindset {Handicap/Impairment}, and the dependency on Alchohol binging, with
other "mind-altering" substance; Act as a "tweeking" apperati in reducing and
minimizing the "ECHO" of interior VOICE from our subcouncious domaines.
Working those faithfull Big-Book "12-Steps" have impressive "track-records", and
where there's a Will, there's a [Wilson]. "Keep Coming Back, It Works if you Work it."
However, those who have expirenced adolescent-sexual trauma, internalize the embreyonic
precursors of [Schizo] pathos.
Alanon "conffesion-circles", Peck attests, is exchanging the need for the "Sacred
Dependency of Alchohol", with "One-Liners" and another "Sacred Dependency
of Tabbaco, and a Strong Cup of Jo".
Utopia reaches a fruition for the "Virulent" persona of the Handicap/Impaired, Reaching
a crescendo, and the interiority kingdom renders you total, almost paranormal control
of finding "your own personal inner-voice". Thus living to share with others.

For Further Study and Review:
"Further Along the Road Less Traveled"
[Doctor M. Scott Peck]
Simon-Schuester-Great Brittan Publishing ltd

[Michael Ludin]

01:37 PM on 08/11/2011

Yes she is a truly great lady. However, she'd be turning over in her grave if she knew the day to day shenanigans going on at BFC. How its employees are treated,, how they treat and regard the patients... a powder keg waiting to happen.

[eric14]

03:45 PM on 08/11/2011

Just a hill o' beans. 'Less you spill 'em.

[SeaMikeC]

12:25 PM on 08/11/2011

She is a truly great lady.