Overview
- Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, disclosed she has terminal acute myeloid leukemia diagnosed hours after giving birth in May 2024, involving a rare Inversion 3 mutation typically seen in older patients.
- Her treatment spanned intensive chemotherapy, two stem‑cell transplants—first with her sister’s cells, then from an anonymous donor—and CAR‑T trials that brought brief remissions followed by relapse.
- She described severe complications including cytokine release syndrome, respiratory failure requiring high‑flow oxygen, liver and kidney injury, graft‑versus‑host disease, and rehabilitation to relearn how to walk.
- Doctors told her they could at best keep her alive for about a year, which she framed through fears that her young children may not remember her.
- She condemned Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as U.S. Health Secretary under President Trump, citing cuts, canceled trials, and concerns about vaccine access; her essay was published Nov. 22, the JFK assassination anniversary.