He was 15 years old when the doctor told him the word no one wants to hear: Hodgkin lymphoma.
In Gernika, Spain, the news spread quickly among his classmates. They knew what came after the diagnosis: chemotherapy, and with it, hair loss.
So 40 students in the 4th year of ESO coordinated with their families and the school football team, and one day in May 2024 they sat down all together to shave their heads.
They did not do it so anyone would applaud them. They did it so that when their friend looked in the mirror, he would see an entire classroom looking like him.
Ager, Eneko, and Aimar were among those who took the first step, but in the end no one remembers who started it — only that none of them stood by watching from the outside.
Sometimes the greatest support is not spoken: it is cut with a razor.
