Kathi’s story is not isolated, nor is it rare.
Within 90 days of her own meth detection story, Kathi was helping a friend of hers—an 86-year-old man—to sell a home and get it under contract.
The buyers performed tests for asbestos, lead, and meth toxins as part of their home inspection process. It tested positive for meth toxins.
This was a 3000-square foot, quaint home in a small cul-de-sac in a suburban neighborhood. And it belonged to an elderly, retired man.
It turned out the live-in caretaker had been smoking meth in the bathroom, which was vented to the furnace room, and dispersed meth toxins throughout the house. The contract was cancelled and the house was condemned and tagged unlivable by the county.
He has now paid over $110,000 for his $550,000 home in testing, remediation and rebuilding costs, plus a year delay in the sale.
Think about that: a man who lived his entire life into his 80s lost the value of his house because a trusted health worker smoked meth in his home.