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A Community Helps This Former Pharmacist Pick Up The Pieces After A Series Of Disasters

Lynn Schutzman in her studio apartment after she spent two years living in her car. (Yasmin Amer/WBUR)
Lynn Schutzman in her studio apartment after she spent two years living in her car. (Yasmin Amer/WBUR)

Sometimes life takes unexpected turns. That was the case for Lynn Schutzman who, despite an abusive childhood, became a pharmacist and had a happy marriage.

But a string of disasters left her on her own and homeless. Then, her community stepped in.

Yasmin Amer (@yasminamer) of WBUR’s Kind World reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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