The Kennedy family and the journalism community are mourning the loss of Tatiana Schlossberg, who passed away this morning at the age of 35. The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana was a woman who defined herself not just by her famous lineage, but by her fierce advocacy for the planet and her profound love for her family

The news was confirmed by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation: "Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts."

In a heartbreaking and widely-read essay for The New Yorker titled "A Battle With My Blood," Tatiana revealed she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in May 2024, shortly after the birth of her second child.

Despite undergoing intensive chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, she was given a prognosis of less than a year. Her writings during this time were raw and selfless, focusing on the pain her illness caused those around her:

"My first thought was that my kids, whose faces live permanently on the inside of my eyelids, wouldn't remember me... Now I have added a new tragedy to [my mother's] life, to our family's life, and there's nothing I can do to stop it."

Before her diagnosis, Tatiana was a respected climate journalist for The New York Times and author of the acclaimed book, Inconspicuous Consumption. She viewed climate change as a deeply human story—one that bridged science, politics, and daily life. As she told NBC News in 2019, "I think climate change is the biggest story in the world."

am truly speechless in the face of such a profound loss. There are no words to describe the tragedy of a life so brilliant and young being cut short.

My first thought was that my kids, whose faces live permanently on the inside of my eyelids, wouldn't remember me... Now I have added a new tragedy to [my mother's] life, to our family's life, and there's nothing I can do to stop it