On her way to rehab now, d’ya ‘spose?
Ophelia Ford won't talk to kin
May 28, 2007
Ophelia Ford refused to talk to family members who traveled to Nashville Sunday to bring the state senator home for help.
Shelby County Commissioner Joe Ford and two relatives left for Nashville at 6 a.m. Sunday, hoping to bring her home and admit her into rehab.
When the party reached the Holiday Inn near Vanderbilt, they called Ophelia Ford.
"She found out we were at her door, turned the phone off and wouldn't answer her door. We stayed there about three hours and finally came home.
"That's about all I can do. We're washing our hands of it until she decides to reach out for help," Joe Ford said.
"She knew we were on our way, but when she found out we were at the door, she hung up. She wouldn't answer the cell, the door, the hotel phone," he added.
Ophelia Ford's behavior has been very erratic of late, including a tirade at a senate committee meeting, a hospitalization after falling off a bar stool while reportedly intoxicated, and an altercation with a Nashville cab driver.
She has repeatedly denied suffering from drug or alcohol problems, blaming her behavior on anemia.
She didn't answer a reporter's calls to her cell phone Sunday.
-- Jody Callahan