As reported by Fox News last year, the organizer of an event supporting 9/11 rescue workers, Les Jamieson had this to say:

“We’re not just talking about health here,” he said. “There are serious financial and psychological issues as well, and a lot of people are being left out in the cold.”

That sums it up.

John Guilfoil is the editor-in-chief of Blast: Boston's Online Magazine. He can be reached at guilfoil.j@blastmagazine.com.