Ousted Syrian President Bashar-al Assad’s wife Asma battling leukemia, '50/50' chance of survival: Report

Asma Assad, the former Syrian first lady and wife of deposed President Bashar al-Assad is reportedly under medical observation after being diagnosed with leukemia. According to several media reports, doctors have given her a '50/50' chance of survival.
The British-born former first lady is reportedly undergoing treatment for acute leukemia. Reports suggest that she is in isolation to reduce the risk of infection and cannot interact with others.
In May, the Syrian presidency announced her diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia, which came after her survival against breast cancer in 2019. The 49-year-old is reported to have arrived in Moscow for medical care before the Kremlin persuaded her husband to leave Syria earlier this month.
This news follows reports that she is dissatisfied with life in Moscow and is considering a divorce. Asma Assad is reported to to have filed the request in a Russian court. However, the Kremlin has dismissed these reports.
UK foreign secretary David Lammy also has stated that Asma Assad is unwelcome in the UK due to sanctions against her. Addressing Parliament after the fall of the Assad regime, Lammy said: “Asma Assad is a sanctioned individual and will not be permitted entry into the UK.”
Bashar al-Assad along with his wife were granted asylum in Russia after being removed from power in early December by rebel forces under Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leadership.
Asma holds dual British-Syrian citizenship and spent her formative years in London with her Syrian parents. She relocated to Syria in 2000, marrying Assad that same year when she was 25, according to BBC. She met Assad while he was studying in London while she was a British-Syrian Sunni Muslim working at JP Morgan.