Comments on: Thalidomide in Ireland http://lilycollison.com/2009/09/22/thalidomide-in-ireland/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1-RC1 hourly 1 By: Lily’s Blog » Thalidomide http://lilycollison.com/2009/09/22/thalidomide-in-ireland/comment-page-1/#comment-1689 Lily’s Blog » Thalidomide Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:57:13 +0000 http://209.20.89.210/lilycollison/?p=2828#comment-1689 [...] I’ve written before about the people suffering the effects of Thalidomide in Ireland [...] [...] I’ve written before about the people suffering the effects of Thalidomide in Ireland [...]

]]> By: Lily http://lilycollison.com/2009/09/22/thalidomide-in-ireland/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Lily Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:45:55 +0000 http://209.20.89.210/lilycollison/?p=2828#comment-658 How often it happens. Not alone having to deal with a medical challenge, but also an uncaring bureaucracy. It resounds so much of the Hep C scandal. Have no lessons been learned from how that was handled? How often it happens. Not alone having to deal with a medical challenge, but also an uncaring bureaucracy. It resounds so much of the Hep C scandal. Have no lessons been learned from how that was handled?

]]> By: steph http://lilycollison.com/2009/09/22/thalidomide-in-ireland/comment-page-1/#comment-654 steph Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:39:49 +0000 http://209.20.89.210/lilycollison/?p=2828#comment-654 Excellent piece, Lily and well done for highlighting this injustice! The Irish government should be hung out to dry for it's shoddy treatment of this small group of sufferers. The Dept of Health refers to them as 'victims' which in itself is an insult to such an inspiring group of people. The Dept states that it's mission is "to enhance people's health and well-being". In that case, it should grant redress without delay and compensate sufferers according to the difficulties they face as they grow older. As you say, the reality hits home when you consider that it could easily have been our lives which were affected by Thalidomide. Excellent piece, Lily and well done for highlighting this injustice!

The Irish government should be hung out to dry for it’s shoddy treatment of this small group of sufferers.

The Dept of Health refers to them as ‘victims’ which in itself is an insult to such an inspiring group of people.

The Dept states that it’s mission is “to enhance people’s health and well-being”.

In that case, it should grant redress without delay and compensate sufferers according to the difficulties they face as they grow older.

As you say, the reality hits home when you consider that it could easily have been our lives which were affected by Thalidomide.

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