Former millionaire Irinel Columbeanu, known for the extravagant lifestyle of the past, is now leading a modest existence to the Home in Ghermănești, where he is taken care of after suffering three strokes. According to the director of the asylum, Ion Cassian, he recovered physically and mentally, but faces financial difficulties.
Irinel Columbeanu is at an asylum for the elderly. Photo: Archive
“Irinel is now in a good physical and mental state, he has a high tone, but also appetite, he has fattened a few kilograms this winter. It’s very good, After the 3 strokesafter treatment ”, says director Ion Cassian, exclusively for Click!
Ion Cassian also said that, before being brought to the home he manages, Irinel Columbeanu was in a difficult situation.
“” He had not paid the rent for the block where he was, he had to leave. But where he was going? He was at a critical moment of life. I helped him, I hosted him, in Ghermănești. Initially we did not understand, he had a millionaire attitude, he was accustomed to luxurious life, I had to reconcile with the idea that we have no money. said Cassian.
According to the director of Ghermănești, Irinel Columbeanu receives a pension of about 2,000 lei, but, after paying the debts to banks, he only remains 1,680 lei, the equivalent of just over 300 euros. Support from friends has reduced considerably.
“Of his former girlfriends, whom Irinel Columbeanu once spoiled, none helps him with money. Nor his daughter, Irinuca, did not send him, I would have known, because I come directly to me. His weakness is IrinucaI often speak on the phone. It is the realization of his life, it is the one that leads his name further. But although no one helps him, I told him that we will always host him, as long as he wants to stay here, where he has all the conditions for a good standard of living. “ added Cassian.
