She resigned as Met chairwoman in January 2005, citing family as the main reason (she had to place her husband, whom she had cared for over eight years, in a nursing home).
Dimitiu como presidenta en xaneiro de 2005, citando a familia como a razón principal (finalmente tivo que internar o seu home, a quen se dedicara durante máis de 8 anos, nunha clínica de anciáns).