"On Saturday, the anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, the New Yorker published a viral essay by his 35-year-old granddaughter, environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, who revealed that she is dying from a rare and aggressive blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemia. Many online praised Schlossberg for her courageous and heartbreaking essay about living with a terminal diagnosis and leaving behind a husband, two small children and a loving family, including her mother, Caroline Kennedy, who she said must live with another tragedy in her life."
"Schlossberg said that Kennedy had become an embarrassment to her and her immediate family for his campaign against vaccines, and she denounced him for slashing federally funded research into cancer treatments and for encouraging vaccine skepticism, putting her own health and that of millions of other Americans at risk. FILE Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)"
"But in response to Shriver's X post, one person wrote: My heart breaks for her. However there was absolutely no reason to bring up RFK!! He has nothing to do with any of this and the fact she felt the need at this time to call him out just seemed petty. No thank you, another person said. I wish her miracles, but understanding that she allowed herself to also be used for pol"
Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, is dying from a rare and aggressive blood cancer, acute myeloid leukemia. She is married with two small children and her mother is Caroline Kennedy. Many people expressed praise and sympathy for her courage and heartbreaking circumstances. Schlossberg publicly criticized her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now Health and Human Services secretary under Donald Trump, for campaigning against vaccines, cutting federally funded cancer research, and encouraging vaccine skepticism, which she said endangered her health and that of millions. Online reactions mixed sympathy with objections to her calling out a relative.
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