💔 A Devastating Announcement From America’s Historic Kennedy Family
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, has revealed she is battling an aggressive and terminal form of acute myeloid leukemia.
The 35-year-old journalist and mother of two shared her story in The New Yorker, releasing the essay on the 62nd anniversary of her grandfather’s assassination — a date already etched in family tragedy.
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🩸 A Sudden Diagnosis After Childbirth
In her essay A Battle With My Blood, Schlossberg recounts how she was diagnosed shortly after giving birth in May 2024.
Despite a healthy lifestyle filled with running, skiing, and even long-distance swimming for charity, her condition progressed rapidly.
She has undergone chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, but doctors now predict less than one year to live.
👶 A Mother’s Greatest Fear: Her Children Forgetting Her
Schlossberg writes candidly about the emotional weight of her diagnosis, especially the thought of leaving behind her two young children — a son born in 2022 and a daughter born in 2024.
“My first thought was that my kids… wouldn’t remember me.”
Her words reflect a deeply personal struggle shaped by a family marked by loss, including the deaths of her uncle John F. Kennedy Jr. and her grandmother Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
🧬 A Family History of Leadership — and Tragedy
Tatiana is the daughter of designer Edwin Schlossberg and diplomat Caroline Kennedy, former U.S. ambassador to Japan and Australia.
Her family’s political legacy is one of the most iconic in American history — but also one shadowed by repeated personal tragedy.
She writes about the pain she fears her illness will bring her mother:
“I have added a new tragedy to her life… and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.”
⚡ Political Tension Amid Personal Crisis
Schlossberg also expresses her concern and disbelief as her second cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) was appointed U.S. Health Secretary under President Donald Trump — while she was undergoing cancer treatment.
She criticizes his confirmation:
“Despite never having worked in medicine, public health, or the government.”
She said the healthcare system she relied on suddenly felt “shaky” under his leadership.
🏛️ A New Generation Steps Forward
Her brother, Jack Schlossberg, has announced he plans to run for Congress in New York, continuing the family's political legacy.
He shared her essay with the caption:
“Life is short — let it rip.”