Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday following a recent disclosure of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Sad News
The sad news was confirmed in a public statement from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Our beloved Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
As detailed in a personal essay in November, Schlossberg revealed that she had been suffering from acute myeloid leukemia with a uncommon variant.
This form of cancer is a disease that originates in the bone marrow and blood cells.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they mourn this profound loss.
