"Her legs were shaking." Lerchek, who has terminal cancer, returned to dance.
Lerchek (real name Valeria Chekalina), diagnosed with stage four stomach cancer, has returned to dance. Lerchek's boyfriend, dancer Louis Squicchiarini, announced the news on Instagram*, posting a video from a year and a half ago of the couple performing a passionate dance.
"A year and a half ago, before the pain came, you danced like this—and dancing always brought you joy. We stopped dancing in the seventh month of pregnancy, when the pain became more severe. For months, I carried you in my arms and gave you two strong injections at night so you could sleep, even for a little while. The doctors said the pain would go away after the birth, but after that, only a terrible diagnosis awaited us," Squicciarini wrote. "Now she's been cleared for light exercise, swimming, and dancing. You should have seen the joy in her eyes when she found out! How she loves tango, how she loves music. During our first lesson after such a long break, her legs were shaking, her muscles were weak, almost unresponsive, but I asked her to hug me tighter and let me be her support and support. We started almost from scratch." "She is very strong and wants to show by her example that life exists with such a diagnosis," Luis added.
Internet users are still debating the veracity of the 33-year-old blogger's diagnosis. Many are perplexed how someone with terminal cancer can launch new cosmetics brands, hold photo shoots, and, especially, go to a gym. Some suspect that Lerchek's entire illness is nothing more than an attempt to avoid the prison sentence her ex-husband received. The launch of the Eyya skin brand has sparked particular distrust—according to users, someone struggling with their life is unlikely to think about selling cosmetics or connecting with followers during the difficult days between chemotherapy treatments.
As a reminder, Chekalina learned of her diagnosis (late-stage stomach cancer) after the birth of her fourth son, Daniel. She was immediately taken from the maternity hospital to the oncology intensive care unit, where doctors discovered metastases in the blogger's body. She is currently undergoing treatment at a state cancer center. Due to the treatment, Chekalina had to shave her hair, which began to fall out. Her boyfriend, Luis Lerchek, claims that she is only getting better with each passing day.
Due to her illness, the court suspended the criminal case against Lerchek for illegally transferring over 250 million rubles abroad. Her ex-husband, Artyom Chekalin, was sentenced to seven years in prison. It is alleged that the former spouses earned the money by selling online courses and fitness marathons, then transferred it to the UAE using forged documents.
Earlier, Lerchek's boyfriend showed rare footage of her and their two-month-old son.
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