Friend of Fedoseeva-Shukshina: the actress remains in a stably grave condition

Yulia Verbitskaya-Linnik told Gazeta.Ru that 88-year-old Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina, hospitalized on October 14 with heart failure, remains in intensive care in a stably grave condition. The actress is experiencing heart rhythm disturbance, weakness and confusion. Her daughter Olga refuted rumors of memory loss.

Friend of Fedoseeva-Shukshina: the actress remains in a stably grave condition

The key facts

  • Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina was hospitalized on October 14, diagnosed with heart failure
  • The actress's friend and lawyer describes her condition as stably grave: heart rhythm disturbance, weakness, confusion
  • Daughter Olga refuted rumors of memory loss and says doctors are doing everything for her mother's recovery

The actress's condition remains stably grave

The friend and lawyer of Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina, Yulia Verbitskaya-Linnik, told Gazeta.Ru that the actress's condition remains stably grave. According to her, the 88-year-old artist has a disturbed heart rhythm, and experiences weakness and confusion. Verbitskaya-Linnik attributes this to her age and the autumn season. The actress has been prescribed supportive IV drips; making forecasts is, according to her friend, currently impossible.

The daughter is by her side

Verbitskaya-Linnik said that the actress's daughter Olga is by her mother's side and tries to protect her: when Fedoseeva-Shukshina regains consciousness, she sometimes thinks she is at home.

Hospitalization and refutation of rumors

On October 14 it became known that Lidia Fedoseeva-Shukshina had been hospitalized. According to media sources, she was diagnosed with heart failure. The actress continues to remain in intensive care. The actress's daughter Olga, in a conversation with Gazeta.Ru, said that doctors are doing everything so that her mother recovers sooner, and refuted rumors that the artist is in a state of memory loss. According to her, Fedoseeva-Shukshina now needs rest and time to recover.

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