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Tatiana Schlossberg Reveals Terminal Leukemia in New Yorker Essay

Her essay details a rare inversion 3 form of acute myeloid leukemia diagnosed after childbirth, with her doctor estimating roughly a year to live.

Overview

  • Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, publicly shared her diagnosis in a first‑person piece published November 22.
  • She learned of the illness shortly after delivering her second child in May 2024 following alarming postpartum bloodwork.
  • Her white blood cell count measured 131,000 per microliter, far above a typical range of about 4,000 to 11,000.
  • She says treatment has included multiple chemotherapy rounds, two bone marrow transplants, and participation in two clinical trials.
  • She reports an inversion 3 AML mutation found in fewer than 2% of cases, and coverage on November 24 amplified details from her essay.