Welcome to the Thalidomide Society
Our purpose is to support individuals, family and friend who have been affected by Thalidomide
The Thalidomide Society is run by a Board of Trustees, who are voted in by fellow Thalidomide’s with its main focus being the social aspect of support across the UK and worldwide.
In recent years the Society members have recognised need to record their stories and with funding provided by the Heritage Lottery and funding directly from the Society. Three projects have been co-ordinated with the final project being complete by 2026.
Help and Advice
We outline some of the ways to support and look after yourself or someone you care for.
Community
Be apart of our community and connect with others that have been affected by Thalidomide.
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Hear our Stories
Since the 1960s, the story of thalidomide has been written about widely, highlighting inadequate medical testing, unethical marketing and promotion, and a callous indifference from the pharmaceutical industry, the medical establishment and the state. But we rarely hear directly from the mothers who were given the drug or from the babies, now adults, who survived and continue to live with the physical and mental damage it wrought.