‘Tears of joy, finally’: Russian rapper Morgenshtern helps family raise enough funds for multi-million-dollar SMA treatment

In December 2019, Ilya Khudoba was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a disorder that costs millions of dollars to treat. His parents turned to Instagram to raise money for the drug their toddler needed. But it wasn't until Russian rapper Morgernshtern "blew up" their crowdfunding campaign that the donations started pouring in. Khudoba's parents were able to announce the happy end of their fundraising efforts on September 14 -- three days after Morgenstern released a video in support of Ilya, in which the rapper admitted that he decided to help the family in an attempt to stave off problems with the police. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/09/14/tears-of-joy-finally