Overview
- Trinette Britt-Johnson returned to the Chicago area Saturday night and was welcomed Sunday at a community event at the Rich Township offices.
- Hurricane Melissa shut down Caribbean airports, leaving her stuck in Montego Bay and unable to access the immunosuppressants she needs after a 2024 kidney transplant.
- Local hospitals in Jamaica could not provide the required medication, according to the coverage.
- Cook County Commissioner Dr. Kisha McCaskill helped secure medication and arrange a flight, enlisted the U.S. State Department, and appealed to President Donald Trump.
- An NBC report said a doctor in Jamaica drove 300 miles to obtain the medicine, and Britt-Johnson described dangerously high blood pressure during the crisis.