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Running his life: 5 months after being diagnosed with a brain tumor, he finished a marathon
One fine day, Kobi Yitzkan discovered that he was suffering from a dangerous cancerous growth in his brain, and within a few days he had already undergone surgery, after which he set himself an ambitious goal - to finish the Jerusalem Marathon.
5 months later he crossed the finish line to the applause of his loved ones and friends
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Sunday, 31 October 2021, 14:51 Updated: 16:25
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Last Friday, 59-year-old Kobi Yitzkan crossed the finish line of the Jerusalem Winner Marathon along with thousands of other runners, all of whom must have felt a sense of victory when they reached the long-awaited finish line after 42.2 kilometers of running up and down the Holy City, but with Yitzken's sense of victory It was hard to compete.
Just 5 months ago he was diagnosed with a dangerous cancerous growth in his brain, a discovery that instantly shook his world and life.
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"I went for a run 5 months ago on a Friday morning like I used to do for the last nine years, when suddenly my running teammates told me I was a weird runner. Cora, the owner of the car, looked at me and told me that my face was blackening, and that I looked confused to her, "he recalled the events of the day that changed his life beyond recognition. "Despite this, I continued home and as soon as I opened the door my daughter who is studying nursing told me 'we are going to the hospital'. Within a quarter of an hour I was received at Hadassah Ein Kerem. That you remain 100 percent disabled or that you immediately go in for surgery, you have a 5.5 cm tumor in the head. I did not have too much time to digest and three days later I underwent the operation. "
"The day after the operation, I had already walked 10 km." Kobi Yitzkan in the Jerusalem Marathon 2021 (Photo: courtesy of the person photographed)
In addition to the previous surgery, the last five months have been spent on chemotherapy and radiation treatments and he was also connected during them to an option device - an innovative and unique technology based on alternating electric fields, which impairs the process of dividing cancer cells.
Despite all the treatments, he was determined to reach the Jerusalem Marathon and cross the finish line, and with the goal he set for himself, he held on from the moment he left the surgery.
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"The first thing I did when I opened my eyes was to check that I had a feeling inside, then it was important for me to make sure the feeling in my hands was a very significant thing for me because I play a classical guitar. And when I realized I went through that part safely, about 3 hours after recovery , The day after the operation I had already walked 10 km and after 4 days I was already released home.
Since then I have done a total of 100 km of walking and running. Every day I am with Option, I read a lot and saw that it has been proven that this technology can prolong my life so apart from running I am with it all day. In addition I continue with the treatments, drink tea Nettles, is in a support group where we encourage each other and give tips and especially a runner, a forward runner in every sense. "
I won.
Kobi Yitzkan after the marathon (Photo: courtesy of the photographer)
As mentioned, on Friday, Yitzkan met the goal he set for himself and finished the marathon of the Jerusalem Winner Marathon, when at the finish line, excited friends and family were waiting for him and encouraged him.
"Throughout the marathon there was a voice inside me that said - Wait, you have violent brain cancer, edema that makes you deviate from the track and nausea from the chemotherapy that makes it difficult to drink water. Which makes running almost impossible. On the other hand another voice said: You, next to you are all the family and friends and you move on, "Yitzkan said after the marathon," I am two days later, a little weak but feeling happy.
I won!".
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