"...In the end, she defied death for almost a month, as she had always confounded authority — grabbing as much life as she could and asking, on one occasion, for her loved ones to sing Gordon Lightfoot songs around her bed...."
I knew the name, but it didn't click completely till I read the article. I first heard her name many years ago on As It Happens, a radio show my mom has been listening to forever, and I just picked up the habit.
