She had publicly revealed her diagnosis only six weeks earlier in a poignant essay titled “A Battle With My Blood,” published in The New Yorker, where she wrote candidly about the shock of discovering her illness following routine blood tests after the birth of her second child.

The solemn service drew close family members, childhood friends, colleagues from the world of journalism, environmental advocates, and prominent public figures whose lives she had touched.
Tatiana’s parents, Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, stood alongside their children, Jack and Rose Schlossberg, as they arrived for the service. The family’s appearance underscored both the depth of their grief and the strength that comes from shared history and love. Continue reading…