Asma Assad diagnosed with leukemia

Syria’s first lady, Asma Assad, has been diagnosed with leukemia, the Syrian presidency said on May 21st, almost five years after she announced she had fully recovered from breast cancer, reports Arab News.
The statement said Asma, 48, would undergo a special treatment protocol that would require her to isolate, and that she would step away from public engagements as a result.
In August 2019, Asma said she had fully recovered from breast cancer that she said had been discovered early.