Public Figures Offer Lessons on Life Amid Terminal Diagnoses

Tatiana Schlossberg died on December 30 following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia, shortly after Ben Sasse announced his cancer diagnosis.Schlossberg, a journalist and granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, used her final essay to criticize her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while reflecting on the measure of a life at age 34.Sasse, age 53, framed his diagnosis through the lens of Christian hope, emphasizing a perspective that views suffering as part of a larger spiritual journey.