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Duo takes a hike and gets high to help those with blood disorders

31 August 2020 - 08:00 By Nonkululeko Njilo
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Clayton Coetzee, an adventurer and bone marrow donor from Cape Town, will climb the majestic Mafadi peak in the Drakensberg to raise awareness of blood disorders.
Clayton Coetzee, an adventurer and bone marrow donor from Cape Town, will climb the majestic Mafadi peak in the Drakensberg to raise awareness of blood disorders.
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To highlight the uphill battle faced by people living with life-threatening blood disorders, two hikers have their sights set on the Drakensberg. 

They hope their steps will flag the difficulties of finding blood stem cell donors.

 

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