TOMBALL, Texas – For Lori Newman, making it back to Houston this week wasn’t just another trip it was a matter of life and death.

The 55-year-old, who has metastatic terminal breast cancer, feared she wouldn’t make it to her brain MRI and scans at MD Anderson Cancer Center because of nationwide travel disruptions caused by the ongoing government shutdown.

“I can’t drive a 14-hour, 12-hour drive. And it was scary,” Newman said.

ORIGINAL STORY: Texas woman with terminal cancer fears government shutdown could keep her from life-saving care

Newman, who moved from Tomball to Tennessee earlier this year to spend her final days surrounded by family, relies on flights to return to Houston for her treatments. Her cancer, which spread to her spine, prevents her from sitting or standing for lo

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