Nowadays we are driven by the pressure to be the BEST, to achieve success and to break stigmas. Profession, bank statement and car define us in a society marked by consumerism and appearance. But the question is: what about health?! What do we do without health?! The answer is simple – NOTHING! In this article, I leave you with the story of Selçuk, a young man who had to grow up fast and face one of the biggest challenges of being human – cancer!

At age 16, what seemed certain became uncertain! A simple weakness became a nightmare and Leukaemia became a reality. During his journey, Selçuk underwent various types of treatment – pills, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. But as life is not a mathematical equation of independent variables, constraints appeared along the way, one of them being canker sores. As a result of this side effect, which lasted for 2.5 months, Selçuk could not feed himself properly and as a result, his body did not receive the necessary nutrients, affecting his blood values and making his treatment longer.