Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday after a recent disclosure of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Passing
Her passing was confirmed in a online announcement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Details of the Illness
As detailed in a published essay in November, Schlossberg revealed that she had been found to have AML, a form of leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.
This form of cancer is a cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they mourn this profound loss.