President John F. Kennedy's granddaughter and Caroline Kennedy's daughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, in a heart-wrenching essay for the New Yorker, published Nov. 22 revealed she has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Schlossberg wrote that she learned she had acute myeloid leukemia after giving birth to her second child in May 2024 and her doctor noticed an imbalance in her white blood cell count.

"For my whole life, I have tried to be good, to be a good student and a good sister and a good daughter, and to protect my mother and never make her upset or angry," Schlossberg said. "Now I have added a new tragedy to her life, to our family’s life, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it."

Her doctors estimate she may have less than a year to live.

Schlossberg said she "mostly" tries "to live and be with them now. But being in the present is harder than it sounds, so I let the memories come and go."

Here's what to know about Tatiana Schlossberg.

Who is Tatiana Schlossberg?

Tatiana is the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and designer Edwin Schlossberg and the granddaughter of JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. She has two siblings, a younger brother Jack Schlossberg, who recently announced his bid for Congress and an elder sister Rose Kennedy Schlossberg.

She is a climate change and environmental journalist and the author of "Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have," according to her website. After working for multiple publications including The New York Times and The Record, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, she now works freelance for several different publications, and authors her own newsletter, "News from a Changing Planet."

Tatiana is a graduate of Yale and also received a master’s degree in United States history from the University of Oxford, England, according to the New York Times.

How old is Tatiana Schlossberg?

Tatiana Schlossberg is 35 years old. She was born on May 5, 1990 in New York.

Who is Tatiana Schlossberg's husband?

Tatiana is married to George Moran, a doctor at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. The couple, who met at Yale, tied the knot at the Kennedy family estate in Martha’s Vineyard in 2017, according to the New York Times. They share a 3-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter.

Is Tatiana Schlossberg related to RFK Jr.?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s father, Robert F. Kennedy, was John F. Kennedy's brother.

Contributing: Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY

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