Lercek's fiance denied the accusations of lying about having cancer. What is known

The fiance of blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek) Luis Squicciarini has denied accusations of lying about the blogger's stomach cancer. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Lerchek's health status

"My Lera has cancer, we would never lie about it, we are not such people," the blogger's fiance wrote, responding to an Instagram user's comment (owned by Meta, a company that is recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation) about distrust of information about the diagnosis.

Doctors diagnosed Chekalina with fourth-degree stomach cancer with metastases. The deterioration of health occurred at the end of February after the birth of the fourth child. Currently, the blogger is in the state cancer center. She has already been prescribed courses of radiation and chemotherapy. Experts assess her condition as moderate in severity.

Lercek's relatives confirm the seriousness of the situation and ask not to believe the accusations of falsifying the disease. Squicciarini said that the disease affected the spine and legs. Due to severe pain, doctors are forced to use powerful painkillers.

Changing the preventive measure

On March 16, the Gagarin District Court of Moscow changed the measure of restraint for Lerchek from house arrest to a ban on certain actions. The decision was made after receiving official confirmation of the diagnosis from the National Medical Research Center of Oncology. The flea.

Lercek's defense asks to suspend the case due to the blogger's illness. What is known

"By a decree of the Gagarin District Court of Moscow <...>, the preventive measure in the form of house arrest was changed to a ban on certain actions and criminal proceedings were suspended in connection with the state of health of the defendant Valeria Valeryevna Chekalina," follows from the Telegram channel of the capital's courts of general jurisdiction.

Chekalina is allowed to visit the websites of medical and preschool educational institutions. Representatives of the state prosecution supported the defense's motion to suspend the case due to the defendant's serious state of health. Lercek herself noted that the court's decision would allow her to fully focus on treatment.

"The criminal case has been suspended. We are very happy about this. But right now, the most important thing is health," Chekalina said in a video message on Instagram.

The reaction of the environment

While the blogger is undergoing treatment, her children live with her ex-husband Artem Chekalin. He clarified that during the periods between hospitalizations, children immediately go to their mother.

Lercek's entourage associates the severe stage of the disease with the inability to undergo timely diagnosis due to the restrictions associated with the trial and house arrest.

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