Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, died on Tuesday following a November announcement of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Announces the Passing
News of her death was shared in a online announcement from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Diagnosis
Within a personal essay this past fall, she disclosed that she had been suffering from acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation.
This form of cancer is a disease that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they mourn this profound loss.