Wife walks from Jozi to Cape Town to raise awareness for hubby

Nicole Liedemann-Telukram is at the moment on her method from Johannesburg to Cape City – on her ft. In an inspiring effort to shine a highlight on her husband’s uncommon, debilitating illness, the devoted spouse is taking up the gruelling stroll and goals to achieve Cape City in 45 days.

As reported by Cape City And many others, the 37-year-old lady started her 1 400km journey 16 days in the past, decided to lift consciousness and funds for Dercum’s Illness, a situation that has left her husband, Shaun (Sathish), in fixed ache and unable to work.

In 2021, after a few years of misdiagnoses, he was formally identified with Dercum’s Illness – a uncommon sickness which impacts fewer than 200 000 recorded circumstances globally.

Backing her husband: One step at a time

By a little bit of analysis, the couple then stumbled upon Dr Karen Herbst, an knowledgeable in Dercum’s Illness based mostly in California.

The physician defined that Dercum’s was a genetic situation that might doubtlessly have an effect on their youngsters as nicely.

Dr. Herbst promised the couple that if they might increase the cash, she would do gene testing and modelling work with a view to help find a remedy.

Liedemann-Telukram then set the aim of elevating R10 million on BackaBuddy, within the hopes of discovering the funds for the work that must be executed.

The journey to Cape City thus far

The courageous spouse and mom has already been strolling for 16 days, accompanied by her finest good friend, Neo Paballo-Mahao, who drives a security car, and their canine Zaza.

The journey has been powerful thus far, but in addition heartwarming, as many strangers have provided guesthouse stays and home-cooked meals alongside the way in which.

She is about to achieve Cape City by June.

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