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I am Özgür SAVUR. I was born in İvrindi, Balıkesir in 1975. I completed my primary and secondary education in my village. For high school education I went to Balıkesir.

I attended technical high school. I finished the high school in 1993. After school I worked with my father in the village. My father used to have a small restaurant in the village during my work I learned how to cook. I left my village for military service. I was happy in fact to leave because my father was an alcoholic. I finished my military service after 18 months. When I came back from military my father was still drinking. I had to go away this was the only solution. I moved to Tekirdağ. I worked 20 months there as a special guard. After 20 months, I came back to Balıkesir. I was in Ayvalık in a restaurant near seaside as a cook. In 1998 I attended an exam and in 1999, I was sent to Havran as official. I was very happy because at last I found a real job. My happiness lasted only for 5 months. I was seriously ill. I did not know that all my life was going to change.

I went to all the hospitals in Balıkesir for my illness for one year but there was no solution even they could not understand the problem. There was no diagnostic.

I went to a bigger city in fact the third biggest city in Turkey, İzmir. After many tests I learned that the problem was “hodgkin lenfoma” –a kind of cancer. A big problem. When I learned it I only thought that I was going to die. I felt very helpless. The doctors immediately started the chemotherapy. Unfortunately there was no result of chemotherapy because my illness was at the last stage. The only solution was bone marrow transplant. They found it and did the transplant. After this operation my life quality was good for 1.5 years. 1.5 years later the illness recrudesced. The doctors started chemotherapy and radiotherapy but there was no solution again. I was thinking about the death all times. I went to my village and bought a grave for myself near my mother. The end was coming. I needed another bone marrow transplant, my brother gave it to me in fact he gave me the second life in 2005. My body accepted it totally. I beat hodgkin lenfoma with the help of my brother. The illness went away with the bad memories and serious side affects.

They were shortness of breath, eye dryness, eye hemorrhage, osteolysis (bone loss) in my both hips.

Now I have prosthesis in my both hips. I had cataract surgery because the cortisone damaged my eyes. They put catheter into my lungs. Now I have to care myself.

I was married in 2006. My marriage lasted for 3 years. My wife always supported me. I can never forget her help to me. But some of the relatives excluded me. They did not eat with me. They washed the toilet with bleach after me. Some even did not shake hands with me. They were hard days for psychological and physical and during all these hard days I always loved the life tried to be a part of it but of course sometimes I felt helpless. I always dreamed about the good days. I attended public education center’s courses. I met many friends. I learned about different lives.

In 2012 I got married again. Now I have a daughter and a happy family. I know the value of the life.

Under all circumstances I NEVER GIVE UP! Although I have a report saying % 90 disabled and have the right to be retired, I am still working. Because I like working and being in the society and the thing that make me happy most is to gain my health and life again.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL AND IT IS WORTH LIVING!