Melissa Kremer

Melissa Kremer (26 January 1996 – 22 March 2021) was a Dutch author, who died from acute leukemia. Her book, Mijn kwaadbloed, became a Dutch bestseller.^[1] Its presales were unparalleled in popularity.^[1]

Melissa Kremer grew up in Hoorn. She received national media attention late 2020 by the way she spoke about having leukemia on her Instagram account.^[2] She was in several national television talk shows, including Jinek [nl].^[2][3] She became even more famous after publishing her book My Bad Blood (Dutch: Mijn kwaadbloed) with a selection of stories and poems from her blog.^[4] The book was already a bestseller in the pre-sale.^[1][5][6][7] After the first print sold out, a second print will be out^[8] early April 2021.^{[needs update]}

The Dutch Police held an event on the central Dam Square in support of Kremer.^[9] Kremer died in March 2021, aged 25, from acute leukemia.^{[5][6][7][10]}