WOW, Sharon - I am SO very, very sorry! I was worried (based on our PMs) that something like this was going to happen with this breeder. And it sounds like this other YT member had a similar thing happen. What an awful breeder!!!
It's one thing to back out of a transaction - it's a WHOLE other level, imo, to let the other person go ahead and buy a non-refundable plane ticket when one puppy was already dead and another possibly going the same way. WHO does that??!! It's absolutely deplorable and she should be ashamed of her callous behavior.
If I were you, I would most def do an official "breeder review" of her, here on YT. Make sure you put her name and kennel name in the title of the thread - and then succinctly describe what happened to you. This review matters bc when others search online for info about this breeder - that review will come up in the search results, possibly saving others from what you have been through.
Like I said in one of my PMs, I recommend contacting Deb, Dee, or Greenbriar...all of whom are members here...perhaps they have puppies or at least can send you in a good direction.