Michaelina "Mikey" Argy [1] MBE (born 1962) is an English thalidomide survivor and activist. [2] [3] She is a past chair of the National Advisory Committee of the Thalidomide Trust, the organisation through which British thalidomide survivors receive financial support, [1] and is still involved in the media activities of the trust. [4]
She attended Michael Hall, a Steiner school in Ashdown Forest, Sussex. [5] She has two daughters, including TikTok content creator Madeline Argy. [3]
She stood as a candidate for the Independence from Europe party in the 2015 European Parliament election in South East England, but was not elected. [6]
She was appointed MBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours. She was described as "Campaigner and Member, National Advisory Council, Thalidomide Trust", and the honour was "For services to Thalidomide Survivors". [7] [8]
Michaelina "Mikey" Argy [1] MBE (born 1962) is an English thalidomide survivor and activist. [2] [3] She is a past chair of the National Advisory Committee of the Thalidomide Trust, the organisation through which British thalidomide survivors receive financial support, [1] and is still involved in the media activities of the trust. [4]
She attended Michael Hall, a Steiner school in Ashdown Forest, Sussex. [5] She has two daughters, including TikTok content creator Madeline Argy. [3]
She stood as a candidate for the Independence from Europe party in the 2015 European Parliament election in South East England, but was not elected. [6]
She was appointed MBE in the 2015 Birthday Honours. She was described as "Campaigner and Member, National Advisory Council, Thalidomide Trust", and the honour was "For services to Thalidomide Survivors". [7] [8]