Louis Gaudry was born in June 1962, one of the many thousands of babies born with the birth deformities caused by a drug called Thalidomide, a medication intended to help women lessen the effects of morning sickness. Louis was born with short upper limbs, known in the medical community as Phocomelia (flipper like limbs).
Louis spent much of his childhood in and out of the hospital and these experiences helped make him the strong person that he is today. Louis has never considered himself to be different than anyone else.
