Separate proceedings invalidated the improper transfer of my company shares and resolved the contested mortgage lien created without my authorization.
I regained controlling ownership of Buckeye Medical Supply and possession of my house.
Neither had survived unchanged.
Buckeye was overwhelmed by debt and had lost numerous customers.
My home suffered water damage, missing furnishings, and a neglected yard.
Getting the property back didn’t magically restore the money I’d lost.
Neither could I revive my company merely by signing ownership papers.
For months, accountants and I examined outstanding debts, negotiated with creditors, and evaluated which operations could realistically continue.
We sold unnecessary equipment and abandoned projects I’d once considered essential.
Several former employees agreed to return.
Others had moved on and weren’t interested.
I respected their decisions.
After everything I’d experienced, I wasn’t the same woman who’d once managed Buckeye, either.
One afternoon, I finally entered my recovered home.
