Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday after a recent disclosure of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
A Public Announcement Announces the Loss
Her passing was confirmed in a public statement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Details of the Illness
Within a published essay this past fall, Schlossberg revealed that she had been suffering from a type of blood cancer with a rare mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a disease that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.
