Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1987-06-29
Invested on: 1987-10-28
With tenacity and self-sacrifice, this founder of the Clinic for Leukemic Children and Director of the Oncology Clinic at the Montreal Children's Hospital has carried out clinical research which has enabled her to extend the life-expectancy of her young patients while preserving the quality of their lives by offering treatment at home along with hospital support.