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IN CONVERSATION WITH Nicole Liedemann Telukram

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With just over 180 km left to Cape Town, Nicole Liedemann Telukram is on Day 29 of her epic 1,800 km walk from Johannesburg — a journey of resilience, love, and advocacy for the rare disease community.
Currently in Touwsrivier, Nicole is closing in on the final stretch of a mission she began to raise awareness for Dercum’s Disease, a rare and painful condition affecting her husband, Shaun (also known as Sathish). He is one of only four people formally diagnosed with the disease in South Africa.
28 May English South Africa Entertainment News · Music Interviews

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