Archive · 23 Nov 2025
JFK's Granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg Reveals Terminal Cancer Diagnosis
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former US President John F. Kennedy, has written an essay revealing she has a terminal form of cancer called myeloid leukemia.
She was diagnosed after giving birth to her daughter in May 2025.
Tatiana has a rare mutation and doctors estimate she may live for about a year.
She has two young children and is worried they won't remember her.
Tatiana is an environmental journalist and was previously very healthy, often swimming and running long distances.
Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, granddaughter of former US President John F. Kennedy, revealed she has myeloid leukemia.
Diagnosis came after she gave birth in May 2025, when doctors noticed unusual blood count.
She has a rare mutation called Inversion 3, with doctors estimating she may live for a year.
Schlossberg, an environmental journalist, shared her story in an essay for New Yorker.
She has two young children and is concerned they won't remember her.
- Who
- Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of John F. Kennedy
- What
- Revealed she has myeloid leukemia
- When
- After giving birth in May 2025
- Where
- In an essay for New Yorker magazine
- Why
- To share her story and raise awareness about blood cancers
- Cancer Type
- Myeloid leukemia with Inversion 3 mutation
- Diagnosis Date
- After giving birth in May 2025
- Estimated Lifespan
- About a year
- Age
- 35
- Children
- Two young children
Sources
‘…could keep me alive for a year': JFK's granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, reveals she has terminal cancer
Who is Tatiana Schlossberg? John F Kennedy's Granddaughter Reveals She has Terminal Cancer
