When love isn't enough

Without connections, Vermont woman died waiting for lung transplant

By Scott Allen

Globe Staff / September 7, 2004

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By the end, Jennifer Jackson had more seniority at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital than some of the people who took care of her, celebrating holidays, birthdays, and even high school graduation while tethered to an oxygen tank as she waited for a lung transplant. For 18 months, Jackson lived on the ninth floor of this hospital 200 miles from home, never ... (Full Article: 1460 Words)