They only wanted relief.
Pregnant women everywhere were searching for a medicine gentle enough to calm their nausea… something to help them rest in a world that never stopped moving.
Then came the “miracle”: Thalidomide.
A white, elegant pill.
Prescribed freely.
Marketed boldly.
Sold without hesitation.
Doctors were told it was perfectly safe.
So safe, they claimed, “even children can take it.”
No one mentioned that it had never been properly tested.
No one questioned the confidence of the smiling pharmaceutical ads.
And so the dream began…
A woman in London finally sleeps after nights of vomiting.
Another in Munich feels peace for the first time in months.
Thousands of pregnant women worldwide swallow the little white pill—
unaware that something unthinkable is unfolding inside them.
Then the due dates came.
But instead of the first cry of life… there was silence.
A baby born without arms.
Another without legs.
A tiny girl with fingers like unfinished buds.
Dozens. Hundreds. Thousands. …More
@Ave Crux I can only imagine her spunk! I worked with a journeyman wireman who also had this affliction. He over came it and was a credit to his profession but he still had a bitter attitude towards those who let him into the trade! Why do you block me? God bless you!
Unblocked..... (that was to keep the peace on an earlier article
) Yes, she is amazing....filled with faith. Always a smile on her face. She drives by controlling the car with her mouth using a steering device.
I know a woman who was a victim of this drug. Quite amazing how heroically she deals with not having arms and legs. A woman of great faith.
I wonder why the German General Ministry of Health anf other regulating agencies in Europe, and the FDA didn't test it for safety? The pharmaceutical companies are to blame.