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23. No but I had a professor at SF State who was a thalidomide baby

Sun Sep 2, 2012, 08:14 PM

Sep 2012

Arms cut off just below the elbow (if I remember correctly). Great teacher who introduced me to great women in literature.

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The 60 year old thalidomide cover-up [View all] malaise Sep 2012 OP

That's the first time I've seen this horrific tragedy malaise Sep 2012 #6

Sissy Spacek and Aidan Quinn starred in a movie about her case obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #10

I have never forgotten her. I remember her and the plane. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #13

+1000. nt raccoon Sep 2012 #24

A case of strict regulations working for America, as I see it ... zbdent Sep 2012 #3

My brothers' friend was a thalidomide baby Doremus Sep 2012 #7

I'm pretty sure that was DES laundry_queen Sep 2012 #25

Yes that's how they sold it malaise Sep 2012 #8

One of my nephews is married to a woman who was a thalidomide baby. Petrushka Sep 2012 #26

And most of them never received a dime in compensation malaise Sep 2012 #28

Thank Frances Oldham Kelsey for why this barely touched Americans obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #9

Thank you Frances Kelsey malaise Sep 2012 #16

+1! obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #19

There has been, and still is a huge cover up here Alameda Sep 2012 #11

Questioning the "experts" Hydra Sep 2012 #31

And many think that 'a coverup' would be impossible for sixty years Ichingcarpenter Sep 2012 #14

Does anyone know if thalidomide was still in use Shankapotomus Sep 2012 #15

A statue NV Whino Sep 2012 #18

NOT malaise Sep 2012 #22

Did you ever see the documentary on Bonnie Consolo? dballance Sep 2012 #20

Never saw that malaise Sep 2012 #21

No but I had a professor at SF State who was a thalidomide baby NV Whino Sep 2012 #23

Excellent post malaise Sep 2012 #29

Thank you, malaise SIDURI Sep 2012 #30