Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday after a recent announcement of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Confirm the Passing
Her passing was announced in a social media post from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
Within a personal essay late last year, she disclosed that she had been found to have AML, a form of leukemia with a rare mutation.
This form of cancer is a cancer that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
The family asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.