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Stranger Things’ Andrey Ivchenko ‘Blown Away’ by Support From Former Costars Amid Rare Cancer Battle

Andrey Ivchenko exclusively tells Life & Style he’s ‘blown away’ by the support from the Stranger Things cast and producer Shawn Levy after his cancer diagnosis.

Actor Andrey Ivchenko has been on a difficult health journey since being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that resulted in having half of his pelvis removed and a full hip replacement – but Stranger Things executive producer Shawn Levy and his former costars have been a ray of light in the darkness. Andrey, who played Grigori in season 3 of the hit Netflix show, exclusively tells Life & Style that he’ll be “forever grateful” for the love and well-wishes he’s received from his Stranger Things family amid his grueling battle against chondrosarcoma — a rare bone cancer that often grows slowly and occurs “most often in the pelvis, hip and shoulder,” according to the Mayo Clinic. Shawn even organized a surprise video from fellow Stranger Things cast members, including Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour and Brett Gelman.

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