He dies, the state will not help him. Luke starts treatment with a medicine for hundreds of thousands of euros today – SME

6. June 2025 at 10:11

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Kysucké Nové MestoKošice. Lukáš Hrošovský suffers from Friedreich’s Ataxia. People with his diagnosis live on average 37 years, then death comes.

« I am slowly dying, but the state refuses to help me, » repeatedly explains 26-year-old Kysučan, to whom the insurance company has not repeatedly approved the application for reimbursement of treatment.

He took his fate into his own hands. The case was coincided and embarked on a collection for Scyclas, which costs 354,000 euros a year.

Today (Friday June 6) is a big day for Lukáš. « I am starting treatment. Thanks to the collection and money from people I have remedy for a quarter of a year in Slovakia, I have brought it from Switzerland to Košice. Here and under the supervision of doctor Matej Škorvánka I will undergo a medical examination to find out my current condition and then we will be able to follow the progress of treatment, » explained Lukáš Hrošovský.

Started to lose speech, didn’t even go to the curb

Lukáš Hrošovský was a healthy boy until he was 14, playing footballskiing, cycling, running. The first problems occurred after a fracture of the foot at the camp in Croatia.

« After returning home, my parents took me straight to surgery. They told me that the surgery could get worse. So I went to the crutches and my leg grew.