“A large number of specialists are now emphasizing the importance of annual check-ups. I had considered this for a long time, but it often feels untimely, scary, and expensive. So, my examinations usually ended with the bare minimum prescribed by doctors, and only what they noticed got treated. And what's there to discuss if the CBC (Complete Blood Count) is normal or shows the same deviations as before?

However, the Women's Veteran Movement offered me the chance to participate in the program from the Liki24 Foundation, which allows veterans to undergo a comprehensive check-up, consult with a specialist, and receive medications to correct their conditions.

This program has been a significant discovery for me. For the first time in my life, I tested for Ferritin and discovered I had a deficiency. I also found out I had a Vitamin D deficiency, which I hadn't paid much attention to before, and issues with sugar. I thought that if glucose levels were normal, everything was fine; my Hemoglobin A1C disagreed, and I recorded all my stress-eating sweets over the past three months.

I am grateful for this opportunity and look forward to seeing the results after implementing the recommendations in my life. I am glad that such programs exist because, for example, after my first injury, I walked around for over a year with quite severe anemia, and that was not the best year of my life."