Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday following a November announcement of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
Family and Institution Announces the Loss
The sad news was confirmed in a social media post from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Illness
Within a recently published piece this past fall, Schlossberg revealed that she had been suffering from acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer that targets the body's blood-forming tissues.
Her loved ones has requested privacy as they mourn this profound loss.