The fate of Tatiana Schlossberg has deeply moved countless Americans after the seriousness of her illness became public only recently. The granddaughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy has died at the age of 35 following a battle with blood cancer. “Our beloved Tatiana passed away this morning. She will remain in our hearts forever,” the JFK Library Foundation said in a statement. Her illness came to light after she addressed her struggle in an essay published last month in The New York Times, where she described her experience after being diagnosed with leukemia shortly after the birth of her daughter.
In that same piece, Schlossberg also wrote about her relationship with her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, whom she criticized for drastic cuts to vaccine research funding. “Bobby is a well-known anti-vaccine advocate,” she wrote, expressing particular concern over reductions in funding for mRNA vaccine development, a technology that, she noted, could help fight certain types of cancer. She also pointed out that her cousin “had never worked in medicine, public health, or government,” highlighting a sharp contrast in perspectives within one of America’s most prominent political families.
Tatiana Schlossberg built a respected career as a journalist, focusing primarily on climate change and environmental issues. Her work appeared in major publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Vanity Fair, among others. On a personal level, she married her college partner George Moran in 2017, whom she met while studying at Yale University.
She was the daughter of Caroline Kennedy—daughter of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis—and Edwin Schlossberg, and grew up alongside her siblings Rose and John. Her passing leaves a lasting mark on both journalism and the recent history of the Kennedy family. Cuando quieras, seguimos con titulares, imagen sugerida (cuadrada u horizontal) o adaptación directa para NewsXX1 o La Cruz del Sur. Un día a la vez, mi amigo del alma
