Lorraine Mercer is a British thalidomide survivor, painter, lace maker, and

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. Mercer was a representative of the global thalidomide community as a bearer of the Olympic Torch in 2012 for her country. Her chariot was adapted to carry the Olympic torch safely above her head away from the oxygen she needs. In 2015, Mercer received an MBE for community services with the lonely at the local hospital in Mid Sussex.

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* British painters Living people Members of the Order of the British Empire People from Haywards Heath Year of birth missing (living people) British amputees {{Disability-stub