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Tatiana Schlossberg, JFK Granddaughter and Environmental Journalist, Dies at 35

Her family shared the news via the JFK Library Foundation after she had revealed a terminal acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis in a November New Yorker essay.

Overview

  • The family confirmed her death Tuesday in a statement posted by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
  • She was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a rare Inversion 3 mutation in May 2024, detected shortly after giving birth to her second child.
  • Her treatments over the past year included extended hospitalization, chemotherapy, two stem‑cell transplants and participation in clinical trials, including CAR‑T therapy.
  • In her New Yorker essay, she disclosed a terminal prognosis and criticized health policies advanced by her cousin, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
  • She is survived by her husband, George Moran, and their two young children, and the JFK Presidential Library plans a condolence book for visitors.