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When they got married years ago, their husbands were two famous football players. They shared good days together. But one day these football players, who were once in fine form, were diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease). The incurable disease both ended their days of football and pushed them into solitude. Hard times began for these two football players. However, their wives, who were with them during the good days, are just as close to them during the bad days. They are Ismail Gokcek's wife, Mrs. Adalet, and Sedat Balkanli's wife, Mrs. Sukran.

What Mrs. Sukran misses most is walking arm-in-arm with Sedat. Despite everything, she is happy to be with her husband. Mrs. Sukran says when they first heard about the disease they were destroyed and could not do any thing for a while.

Mrs. Adalet also misses walking arm-in-arm with her husband. She said that their children were also affected by the things they experienced. Both Mrs. Sukran and Mrs. Adalet say that their children feel sad since their dads cannot hug them.

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Mothers both to their Children and Husbands

When they got married years ago, their husbands were two famous football players. They shared good days together. But one day these football players, who were once in fine form, were diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease). The incurable disease both ended their days of football and pushed them into solitude. Hard times began for these two football players. However, their wives, who were with them during the good days, are just as close to them during the bad days. They are Ismail Gokcek's wife, Mrs. Adalet, and Sedat Balkanli's wife, Mrs. Sukran.

What Mrs. Sukran misses most is walking arm-in-arm with Sedat. Despite everything, she is happy to be with her husband. Mrs. Sukran says when they first heard about the disease they were destroyed and could not do any thing for a while.

Mrs. Adalet also misses walking arm-in-arm with her husband. She said that their children were also affected by the things they experienced. Both Mrs. Sukran and Mrs. Adalet say that their children feel sad since their dads cannot hug them.