Her husband died after a lung transplant. Now she has to sell her home to pay the bills
June 26, 2025
The wife of a lung transplant recipient who died in May is starting to advocate for more funding to help patients who must leave the province for life-saving care. She says she has to sell her home in order to pay the bills she accrued during more than a year away.
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