Tatiana Schlossberg, a journalist and author who covered environmental issues, passed away at the age of 35 after being diagnosed with blood cancer.
Journalist Maria Shriver has expressed her grief after her second cousin — Tatiana Schlossberg — died of cancer at 35.
Tatiana, the granddaughter of President John F Kennedy, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia following routine blood tests after she gave birth to her second child last year. The environmental journalist and author lost her battle with the blood cancer on Tuesday.
The tragedy has left Tatiana’s mum, Caroline Kennedy, distraught. Her cousin, journalist Maria, posted on Instagram: “I return to this space today to pay tribute to my sweet, beloved Tatiana, who left this earth today… I return to this space to pay tribute and honour her loving and supportive family, who came together and did everything they possibly could do to help her. I return to this space heartbroken because Tatiana loved life. She loved her life, and she fought like hell to try to save it.
“I cannot make sense of this. I cannot make any sense of it at all. None. Zero… Tatiana was a great journalist, and she used her words to educate others about the earth and how to save it. She created a beautiful life with her extraordinary husband George, and children Eddie and Josie. She fought like a warrior. She was valiant, strong, courageous.”
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Caroline, the mother of three children, was then praised by Maria, 70. What a rock she has been, according to the Instagram post, “Wow, what a source of love she has been with Ed, Rose, Rory, Jack, George, Eddie, Josie, and all of Tatiana’s friends and the amazing doctors who worked so hard.”
Tatiana, a native of New York City, previously covered climate change and science for The New York Times and The Atlantic and Washington Post. The JFK Library Foundation’s social media post about her passing made her family known. Our lovely Tatiana passed away this morning, according to the statement. She will be ingrained in our hearts forever.
Tatiana leaves behind two young children. In one touching message she posted online earlier this year, the reporter said: “My son knows that I am a writer and that I write about our planet. Since I’ve been sick, I remind him a lot, so that he will know that I was not just a sick person.”
She continued, “I didn’t ever really get to take care of my daughter; I couldn’t change her diaper, bathe her, or feed her, all because of the risk of infection after my transplants,” in an op-editorial piece for The New Yorker.






