Overview
- Schlossberg, 35, disclosed she has acute myeloid leukemia with the rare Inversion 3 mutation discovered after routine postpartum testing in May 2024.
- Doctors recorded a white‑blood‑cell count of 131,000 per microliter, leading to an intensive course that included multiple rounds of chemotherapy.
- She underwent two stem‑cell transplants—first using cells from her sister and later from an unrelated donor—plus CAR‑T and other clinical trials, yet the cancer relapsed.
- Her medical team told her during the latest trial that they could keep her alive for “a year, maybe,” as complications such as an Epstein‑Barr virus infection damaged her kidneys and prolonged hospitalizations.
- In the essay, she criticizes HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for cutting research funding, warning such decisions threaten trials and future therapies, while noting extensive support from her husband and family.