The state bought Lev Leshchenko medicine for 1.8 million rubles. The artist is struggling with a rare disease that occurs due to metabolic disorders.
Doctors diagnosed the 82-year-old legendary singer with transthyretin amyloidosis. The disease is deadly and appears due to mutations in the transthyretin protein gene in the body. A person begins to develop various disorders and heart problems.
Leshchenko received the rare drug “Vindamex” for free: one package costs about 1.8 million rubles. The artist’s pension is small – 30k. But as a pensioner, he was able to afford expensive medicine at budget expense. Lev Valeryanovich is now undergoing his second course of therapy.
At the same time, the People's Artist continues to give concerts (2.5–3 million per performance) and do business.
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