Maria Shriver shared a touching tribute to her cousin Tatiana Schlossberg hours after her passing on Tuesday, December 30.
Maria Shriver Shares Tribute to Tatiana Schlossberg
Shriver took to Instagram shortly after news of Schlossberg’s passing to share a touching tribute in honor of her cousin.
“I return to this space today to pay tribute to my sweet, beloved Tatiana, who left this earth today. I return to this space to pay tribute and honor her loving and supportive family, who came together and did everything they possibly could do to help her. I return to this space heartbroken because Tatiana loved life. She loved her life, and she fought like hell to try to save it,” Shriver began. “I cannot make sense of this. I cannot make any sense of it at all. None. Zero.”
Shriver continued, “Tatiana was a great journalist, and she used her words to educate others about the earth and how to save it. She created a beautiful life with her extraordinary husband George, and children Eddie and Josie. She fought like a warrior. She was valiant, strong, courageous.”
The Kennedy family has endured multiple tragedies over the years, including the deaths of late President John F. Kennedy, Schlossberg’s maternal grandfather, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy Jr.
Shriverâwho is the first cousin of Schlossberg’s mother, Caroline Kennedyâremarked on Kennedy’s strength through the tragedy of losing her daughter, after losing her father at a young age.
“My heart has always been with my cousin Caroline ever since we were little kids. My entire being is with her now. What a rock she has been. What a source of love she has been with Ed, Rose, Rory, Jack, George, Eddie, Josie, and all of Tatianaâs cousins and friends and the amazing doctors who tried so hard,” she continued.
Tatiana Schlossberg Passed Away After Cancer Battle
Schlossberg opened up about her cancer diagnosis in a deeply personal essay published by The New Yorker in November. She revealed that doctors discovered her disease while she was in the hospital after giving birth to her second child, daughter Josie, in May 2024.
“A few weeks ago, Tatiana wrote so beautifully about her diagnosis and her battle with this horrendous disease. If you havenât read her words, please honor her by doing so (the article is linked in my stories). Her piece is extraordinary,” Shriver added in her Tuesday tribute. “Whatever your faith, please pray for Tatiana and her grieving family. Tatiana was the light, the humor, the joy. She was smart, wicked smart, as they say, and sassy. She was fun, funny loving, caring, a perfect daughter, sister, mother, cousin, niece, friend, all of it.”
She went on to promise to “make sure Eddie and Josie know what a beautiful, courageous spirit their mother was and will always be. She takes after her extraordinary mother, Caroline.”
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