So far it looks as though he's finally recovering as he should. We hit another pocket where he wanted to send money to Nigeria again and this time I had to let him find out for himself this one time so he could get his head straight.

While it's not the smartest thing for anyone sane to do, in this case I felt it was necessary to kick start his brain to make him start thinking. He finally did.

Suffice to say, he'll never send money to Nigeria again after a long discussion with him. Now I can get on with what's left of my life and actually come out ahead. Since he's pain free and doesn't have the blood clots he used to have anymore, he's finally able to regain some control over himself that Missouri fucked up with over-medication and under-medication where it really counted. Now that he's on the road to recovery mentally, this is an important step for both of us.

I'll finally be able to work on art a bit more freely, but it'll still be a while before I can trust him with his own money again. We'll see how this goes.

Edit: And before anyone asks, don't worry. I don't need anything immediately because I have everything under control for now.