Caroline Kennedy's daughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis
Tatiana Schlossberg wrote that she learned she had acute myeloid leukemia after giving birth to her second baby in May 2024.
Sarah D. WireCaroline Kennedy's daughter Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, revealed her terminal cancer diagnosis in a New Yorker essay published Nov. 22.
Schlossberg wrote that she learned she had acute myeloid leukemia after giving birth to her second baby in May 2024, after her doctor noticed an imbalance in her white blood cell count.
Her doctors estimate she may have less than a year to live.
Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, is an environmental journalist and author.
In the essay, Schlossberg wrote about watching her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. be confirmed to lead Health and Human Services and how medical care swiftly changed. The Kennedy family advocated against his selection for the job.
"I watched from my hospital bed as Bobby, in the face of logic and common sense, was confirmed for the position, despite never having worked in medicine, public health, or the government," she wrote. "Suddenly, the health-care system on which I relied felt strained, shaky. Doctors and scientists at Columbia, including George, didn’t know if they would be able to continue their research, or even have jobs."