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Senator Nikki Bradley on her upcoming amputation

Senator and Disability Rights advocate Nikki Braley is due to have her leg amputated after she tr...

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17.32 14 May 2026


Senator Nikki Bradley on her upcoming amputation


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Senator and Disability Rights advocate Nikki Braley is due to have her leg amputated after she tried a rotationplasty and had a prosthetic leg.

She was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, at 16.

She has survived multiple surgeries, including a tumour removal, two hip replacements, a femur repair, and an amputation.

She joins Ciara to discuss relationship with loss, and how she is finally bidding farewell to her foot.


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