# R.I.P. Tatiana Schlossberg: not just a Kennedy granddaughter, but smart, brave, and caring

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 31, 2025, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-tatiana-schlossberg-not-just-a-kennedy-granddaughter-but-smart-brave-and-caring/1026201 "2025-12-31T09:49:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-tatiana-schlossberg-not-just-a-kennedy-granddaughter-but-smart-brave-and-caring/1026201/1 "2025-12-31T09:49:01Z")

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I have to admit that at first I thought Tatiana Schlossberg was news just because she’s a Kennedy granddaughter, but after reading her essay in The New Yorker I was impressed by her courage, her wit, and her passion. A while ago the article paywall was down, but now it seems to be paywalled again, unfortunately.  
[Tatiana Schlossberg on Being Diagnosed with Leukemia After Giving Birth | The New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-battle-with-my-blood)  
I can’t recommend it strongly enough. If anyone finds a way to access it, please share! Meanwhile here’s a screen recording of it:  
[https://www.threads.com/@erinefoster/post/DRYZlrWjdMZ/there-is-no-paywall-on-the-new-yorker-article-by-tatiana-schlossberg-i](https://www.threads.com/@erinefoster/post/DRYZlrWjdMZ/there-is-no-paywall-on-the-new-yorker-article-by-tatiana-schlossberg-i)

The NY Times has a good obituary with several good quotes from her article; gift link (no paywall) below. [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/tatiana-schlossberg-dead.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.A1A.G5zU.lIQMAdrELDPJ&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/us/politics/tatiana-schlossberg-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.A1A.G5zU.lIQMAdrELDPJ&smid=url-share)

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**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-tatiana-schlossberg-not-just-a-kennedy-granddaughter-but-smart-brave-and-caring/1026201/2 "2025-12-31T13:37:05Z")

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Her thirty-five year life was far too short. I was reading the risk factors for the leukemia that she had. It’s hard to get my head around that kind of death sometimes.