Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who battled breast cancer successfully in 2019, has now been diagnosed with leukemia, according to a statement from the president’s office on Tuesday.
The statement revealed, “First Lady Asma al-Assad has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.”
Concerns arise as the embassy delays issuing a visa for the leukemia patient’s family.
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An eight-year-old boy with leukemia requires N26 million for a transplant.
Further details will be provided later.
