Stop in for a cup of coffee

So trip went ok, other than my wife getting a call that her mom is in hospital, on oxygen and getting a blood transfusion.
So now we have to go west.
Priced a rental car for a week. $3,000:wtf:
So i guess i have no choice but to make a 15 hour drive. I dont like the idea at all,but there is a good chance we have to clear out her apartment.