Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist who was a granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday, her family announced. She was 35.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts,” the family said in a statement posted on social media by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Schlossberg’s death comes a month after she announced in an essay in The New Yorker that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation known as Inversion 3, a genetic anomaly found in less than 2% of AML cases. Doctors discovered the cancer shortly after she gave birth to her daughter in May 2024, she said.
Schlossberg detailed her diagnosis and the grueling treatment process in her essay, reflecting, “I did not—could not—believe that they were talking about me.”
“I had swum a mile in the pool the day before, nine months pregnant. I wasn’t sick. I didn’t feel sick. I was actually one of the healthiest people I knew,” she wrote.
Also a published author, Schlossberg had previously written about science and climate at The New York Times, freelanced for several publications and wrote climate-focused newsletters. Her book, “Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have,” was published in 2019.
Tuesday’s statement from the family was signed from Schlossberg’s husband, young children, parents and siblings.
She is survived by her husband, George Moran, 3-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter.