A 12-year-old girl with a big belly was brought to the hospital. When doctors realized what was inside, they were sh0cked.

– You’re stronger than most adults. You deserve to live.

Her photograph hangs on the gastroenterology department’s walls. The caption below is straightforward but meaningful:

“Strength is not located in the body. “Strength is in the soul.”

Recovery was not simple. Mom lost her work; she got fired while continuously at her daughter’s bedside. However, she did not complain. She just touched Kira’s head and whispered:

– The basic goal is to survive. The rest will come.
They were released after about a month and a half. They moved into a room in the factory dormitory, where their aunt provided temporary shelter. The wallpaper was discolored, the TV was old, and the stove showed rusty signs of age. But Kira laughed. Because she lived. Because she breathed. Because she could see the morning again.

The sickness has not disappeared. It remained nearby, like a shadow, waiting to return. Her stomach swelled somewhat again, and cramps appeared. But Kira learned to survive. And, most significantly, she learnt to appreciate life.

The pupils in school did not understand. They whispered: