Neslihan Karakışlar, who was diagnosed with a jawbone tumor at the age of 17 and underwent numerous surgeries without any success, found hope through a 7-year effort by Turkish doctors.
Adem Kılıç (31), who suffered burns on 75% of his body in an accident in Istanbul, clung to life through 200 hours of surgery involving 40 operations. Kılıç took his first steps 192 days later.