Former BC teacher needs lung transplant, seeks $12K

Carolyn Brandenburg taught at Bakersfield College until her health forced her to stop. Now she needs a lung transplant and must raise money to relocate near the hospital where she’ll recover.

Brandenburg stopped teaching at Bakersfield College in December due to her health. Her daughter, Vanessa Brandenburg, said her mother began feeling sick in 2019, just before the pandemic.

“It’s been really hard because my mom is so she was so independent and it’s really difficult to see her suffer,” Vanessa said…

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