Oh, no, I am so sorry to hear that Terry. And Carol is absolutely correct. If they make a significant change or a cancellation they HAVE to refund your money if that's your preference. I know you don't want to connect so that puts AA out of the picture but if you are considering JB look at their EWR flights, too. We ended up booking the flights from there for price and time.
Good luck and keep us posted as to how you make out.
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