by cjeangrover@yahoo.com | Nov 27, 2021 | Blog
It has been a week in the thalidomide world. November 27 marked the 60th anniversary of the market withdrawal of Contergan (the German trademark name for thalidomide). This anniversary was commemorated by the German Association of People affected by Thalidomide...
by Jan Garrett | Nov 22, 2021 | Blog
My name is Jan Taylor Garrett, and I serve as an at-large member of the U.S. Thalidomide Survivors Board of Directors. I love my husband Dan, kitties, all things purple, and my friends and family. I was born in February of 1962 in Oklahoma City, OK. My disability is...
by US Thalidomide Survivors | Nov 14, 2021 | News Coverage, News Releases
This week, US Thalidomide Survivors launches a nationwide Facebook campaign to try to locate — as many as possible — thalidomide survivors in our country! The campaign consists of two Facebook posts, featuring two of our non-profit organization officers...
by jcalora@gmail.com | Nov 14, 2021 | Blog
Introduction You can call me “JoJo.” My name is Jose Martynov G. Calora. I was born in 1962 in Ithaca, New York, with congenital deformities in my upper extremities. I have short arms, no elbows, and three fingers on each hand. The technical term is...
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