Tatiana Schlossberg, the 35-year-old granddaughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy Jr., has disclosed her diagnosis with acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive form of cancer, and revealed that doctors have given her less than a year to live. The announcement came in a deeply personal essay published in The New Yorker on Saturday, coinciding with the 62nd anniversary of her grandfather’s assassination. Schlossberg, a climate journalist and mother of two, shared her journey from a healthy lifestyle—marked by activities like running, skiing, and even swimming in New York’s Hudson River to raise funds for leukemia research—to her current battle with the disease. Despite undergoing a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy, her prognosis remains grim. In her essay, titled ‘A Battle With My Blood,’ Schlossberg expressed her heartbreak over the potential impact of her death on her young children and her mother, Caroline Kennedy, a former U.S. ambassador. She also voiced her dismay at the appointment of her second cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as U.S. health secretary under President Donald Trump, citing his lack of experience in medicine or public health. The Kennedy family’s legacy of political engagement and personal tragedy continues to shape their prominent role in American life. Schlossberg’s brother, Jack Schlossberg, recently announced his plans to run for Congress in New York, further extending the family’s political influence.