[oh8eleven]

Dr. Kelsey died less than 24 hours after receiving the Order of Canada for her role in stopping thalidomide.
Why did they wait until she was on her deathbed? Couldn't they have given her the award on her 100th birthday or better yet, 90th?

[lee martell]

I wondered about that too. It didn’t help that the article is not clear in establishing sequences. I recall those days, seeing the poor children on the covers of Life and Look.