Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, was diagnosed last year with acute myeloid leukemia carrying the rare Inversion 3 mutation found in under 2% of AML cases. The cancer was discovered shortly after she gave birth in May 2024. Treatment included multiple rounds of chemotherapy, two bone-marrow transplants, and participation in two clinical trials, followed by rehabilitation after an Epstein-Barr virus that severely affected her kidneys and mobility. During a recent clinical trial, a doctor estimated he could keep her alive for about a year. Her husband, two young children, siblings, and extended family are providing care and support.
"I did not - could not - believe that they were talking about me,"
"I had swum a mile in the pool the day before, nine months pregnant. I wasn't sick. I didn't feel sick. I was actually one of the healthiest people I knew."
"During the latest clinical trial, my doctor told me that he could keep me alive for a year, maybe,"
"have held my hand unflinchingly while I have suffered, trying not to show their pain and sadness in order to protect me from it."
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