"As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers."
"For my whole life, I have tried to be good, to be a good student and a good sister and a good daughter, and to protect my mother and never make her upset or angry."
"he could keep me alive for a year, maybe."
Tatiana Schlossberg was diagnosed in May 2024 at age 34 with acute myeloid leukemia characterized by a rare mutation more common in older patients. The abnormality was detected after the birth of her second child when a physician noted a high white blood cell count. Treatment has included multiple rounds of chemotherapy, two stem cell transplants—first using her sister's cells, then an unrelated donor—and participation in clinical trials. One doctor estimated she might live about another year. Concerns were raised about cuts to mRNA vaccine research and potential impacts on cancer treatments. She expressed fear that her young children will not remember her and described feeling cheated and profoundly sad.
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