Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, passed away this week after a November announcement of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Loss
News of her death was confirmed in a public statement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beloved Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
As detailed in a recently published piece this past fall, it was shared that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer with a uncommon variant.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a disease that targets the blood and bone marrow.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they cope with their sorrow.