She became a dual citizen of Canada and the United States in the 1950s in order to continue practicing medicine in the U.S., but retained strong ties to Canada where she continued to visit her siblings regularly until late in life.
为了继续在美国行医，她在1950年代成为加拿大和美国的双重公民，但保留加拿大的紧密联系，她继续定期拜访她的兄弟姐妹，直到晚年 。