Caroline Kennedy’s Daughter Reveals Terminal Cancer Diagnosis

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00:00Caroline Kennedy's daughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis.

00:04Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy and daughter of Caroline Kennedy,

00:10has revealed she has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

00:14She disclosed the news in an essay for The New Yorker, writing that her doctor told her she has less than a year to live.

00:21Schlossberg, 35, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation known as Inversion 3,

00:27a genetic abnormality found in fewer than 2% of AML cases.

00:32The diagnosis came shortly after she gave birth to her daughter in May 2024.

00:38Schlossberg wrote that she struggled to comprehend the diagnosis,

00:42recalling how healthy and active she felt even late in pregnancy.

00:46Despite this, she began an intense medical journey that included multiple rounds of chemotherapy,

00:52two bone marrow transplants, and participation in two clinical trials.

00:57In September, she developed a severe Epstein-Barr virus infection that caused kidney damage

01:02and required her to relearn how to walk.

01:05During her most recent clinical trial, doctors told her they could keep her alive for a year, maybe.

01:12Schlossberg is the second daughter of former U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and designer Edwin Schlossberg.

01:17She is an environmental journalist and is married to George Moran.

01:21They share a 3-year-old son and a 1-year-old daughter.

01:26Her siblings, Rose and Jack, have stepped in to help raise her children and have supported her throughout her treatment.

01:32Jack recently announced he is running for Congress.

01:34In her essay, Schlossberg reflected on her family's history of tragedy,

01:39including the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.

01:43She also addressed her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s political controversies,

01:47referring to his presidential run as an embarrassment to the immediate family.

01:51The essay was published on the 62nd anniversary of JFK's assassination.

01:56Schlossberg ended by expressing sorrow that her diagnosis adds another tragedy to her family's story.

02:02Schlossberg ended by expressing sorrow that her son and her son and her son and her son and her son and her son and her son.