When Jennifer Brady boards her United Airlines Express flight on a sweltering Sunday afternoon in mid-July, she has on a self-described "game face."

The 47-year-old then takes her seat near the back of the plane and her shoulders slowly drop. She's relaxed enough to sleep for the entire two-hour flight from Halifax to Newark, N.J.

"I'm just feeling tired with all of the buildup, like years-long buildup," she told CBC News shortly after landing.

How a N.S. woman fought and won her lymphedema surgery battle 11 hours ago After a six year fight for her life, a Nova Scotia woman was finally able to get out-of-province lymphedema surgery. For The National, CBC’s Angela MacIvor follows Jennifer Brady’s journey from living with chronic pain to finding new hope in a New Jersey hospital.

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