Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, died on Tuesday after a November disclosure of a uncommon leukemia diagnosis.
A Public Announcement Announces the Sad News
The sad news 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.”
Insight into the Illness
As detailed in a recently published piece late last year, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation.
This form of cancer is a cancer that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
The family asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.