Health & Fitness
Kidney Transplant Patient From Chicago Suburbs Stuck In Jamaica Without Critical Medicine After Hurricane Melissa
Cook County leaders pleaded with the federal government to help one of their own who is stranded in Jamaica without life-saving medication.
October 31, 2025
A woman from Chicago's south suburbs, who is fighting for her life as she recovers from a kidney transplant, is trapped in Jamaica and has run out of critical medicine, after Hurricane Melissa ravaged the island in the Caribbean.
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Community leaders in the Chicago area were racing to get 58-year-old Trinette Britt-Johnson the help she needs, and hoping to get her home soon.
Cook County leaders pleaded with the federal government to help one of their own who is stranded in Jamaica without life-saving medication.
