Paying what you can doesn't stop the bill collectors from calling. My father has been sick most of his life and has run up hospital bills that would choke a tyrannosaurus ten times over. What you got to do is you call the bill collectors and set up some sort of payments to get them off her ass, because they wont stop calling until they feel like they're going to get what is owed to them, regardless if you can or can't pay. I mean, realistically, because they harass people for a living, you can't just cuss em out and get them off your back that way.
Now, the fun thing to do... is to act crazy on the phone with them. And I mean CRAZY crazy. When they call, tell them to hold on a minute then do 3-way calling into some porn 1800 # and listen to the ads and act like you're getting off on it then start barking while they listen in. Or tell them all about your pet rock, and stamp collection. Ask them if they like horror movies and then ask them for their address because you want to come over and "hang out". If they say they live out of state, say "nooooooo problem, I travel a lot and meet new people all the time - because usually after I meet someone they are really scared of me... http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/frown.gif I don't know why though" Then enthusiastically add, "say..., do you like knives!?".
But all kidding aside, call them up and try to work something out because it won't just disappear. Usually they have payment plans you can do that don't tax you into the poor house. Good luck man.
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