Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, died on Tuesday following a recent revelation of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Sad News
The sad news was shared in a online announcement by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Illness
In a recently published piece this past fall, she disclosed that she had been suffering from acute myeloid leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a disease that targets the body's blood-forming tissues.
Her loved ones has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.
