When I was checking in at the first Boca Raton meeting, I learned from the clerk that I was rooming with Dr. Kelsey. I had understood I would be rooming with Nigel Brown. I inquired about Kelsey's name. He said “F.” I said I thought Dr. Kelsey was a woman and I asked would it be possible for me to room with Dr. Brown.

The clerk was very helpful and managed to put me in the room with Dr. Brown. As I turned to leave, unknown to me, Dr. Kelsey was standing in the line behind me. She immediately said, “Am I disappointed in you!” I really have admired Dr. Kelsey for her important role in preventing thalidomide from being marketed in the United States, but I had not thought about rooming with her.

当我在第一次Boca Raton会议上登记入住时，我从店员那里得知我正在与Kelsey博士同住。我知道我会和奈杰尔·布朗在一起。我询问了凯尔西的名字。他说“ F”。我说我以为凯尔西博士是个女人，我问我是否可以和布朗博士同住。

店员非常乐于助人，并设法把我和布朗博士放在一起。当我转身离开时，我不知道，凯尔西博士站在我身后。她立即​​说：“我让你失望了！” 我真的很佩服凯尔西博士在阻止沙利度胺在美国市场上的重要作用，但我从未考虑过与她同住。