What is acute myeloid leukemia? Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy, reveals shocking terminal cancer diagnosis; check symptoms

Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy's daughter, made a big revelation, saying that she was diagnosed with terminal cancer in a New Yorker essay published on Saturday, November 22, 2025. The 35-year-old wrote that she learned she had acute myeloid leukemia after giving birth to her second baby in May 2024, after her doctor noticed an imbalance in her white blood cell count. According to her doctors, she may have less than a year to live, USA Today reported.

“A few hours later, my doctor noticed that my blood count looked strange. A normal white blood cell count is around four to eleven thousand cells per microliter. Mine was a hundred and thirty-one thousand cells per microliter,” she wrote in the essay, as quoted by PEOPLE.

Schlossberg further recalled, “It could just be something related to pregnancy and delivery, the doctor said, or it could be leukemia.” She further stated that she was eventually diagnosed with “a rare mutation called Inversion 3.” Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, is an environmental journalist and author.

What is acute myeloid leukemia?

Known as a rare cancer, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) affects the bone marrow and blood of a person. According to the Cleveland Clinic, it usually happens when certain genes or chromosomes mutate (change). AML usually affects people aged 60 and older, but it can also affect younger adults and children.

If left untreated, acute myeloid leukemia, which is considered an aggressive cancer, can be life-threatening.

Acute myeloid leukemia: Symptoms

As part of the initial symptoms, a person may feel like they have a cold or flu that won’t go away. What makes this cancer aggressive is that the person rapidly develops new and more noticeable symptoms.

Further symptoms include dizziness, easy bruising or bleeding, including frequent nosebleeds and bleeding gums, fatigue, feeling cold, fever, night sweats, headaches, loss of appetite, unexplained weight loss, pale skin, shortness of breath (dyspnea), among others, according to Cleveland Clinic. Before reaching any sort of conclusion, it is always important to consult your doctor and seek advice from any medical professional.