Tatiana Schlossberg Reveals Terminal Cancer Diagnosis at 35

Tatiana Schlossberg, a journalist and granddaughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, has publicly shared her terminal cancer diagnosis. In a heartfelt essay published in The New Yorker, the 35-year-old revealed that she has been battling acute myeloid leukemia since it was diagnosed last year, shortly after the birth of her second child.

The diagnosis came as a shock for Schlossberg, who described herself as being in good health prior to the revelation. “I had swum a mile in the pool the day before, nine months pregnant. I wasn’t sick. I didn’t feel sick,” she wrote. The condition was discovered when her doctor observed an imbalance in her white blood cell count. Further testing identified a rare mutation known as Inversion 3.

After the diagnosis, Schlossberg spent five weeks at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City before being transferred to Memorial Sloan Kettering for a bone marrow transplant. Following this, she underwent chemotherapy at home and joined a clinical trial for CAR-T-cell therapy in January 2023.

Despite her treatment efforts, doctors have indicated that she has a limited prognosis, estimating she may have about a year to live. Schlossberg described the support she has received from her family during this challenging time, stating, “My parents and my brother and sister, too, have been raising my children and sitting in my various hospital rooms almost every day for the last year and a half.”

In her essay, she expressed gratitude for the strength her family has provided throughout her ordeal. “They have held my hand unflinchingly while I have suffered, trying not to show their pain and sadness in order to protect me from it,” she said. “This has been a great gift, even though I feel their pain every day.”

As Schlossberg reflects on her life and the memories she wishes to create with her children, she acknowledges the uncertainty of the future. “Sometimes I trick myself into thinking I’ll remember this forever,” she wrote. “But since I don’t know what death is like and there’s no one to tell me what comes after it, I’ll keep pretending. I will keep trying to remember.”

This candid account highlights not only her personal struggle but also the broader impacts of serious illness on family dynamics. Schlossberg’s story resonates as a profound reminder of resilience and love amidst adversity.