The night my sister tried to turn my daughter’s hospital room into a negotiation table, I realized just how expensive “family” can really be. By then, I’d already paid $13,500 to keep Ashley afloat. Three thousand for a car payment when her “paycheck was delayed.” Five thousand for rent when her Portland landlord was supposedly threatening eviction. Two thousand five hundred for credit cards that were apparently one step from collections. Another handful of smaller amounts for utilities and insu