Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, passed away this week after a recent revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Sad News
The sad news was confirmed in a public statement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beloved Tatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”
Details of the Illness
Within a published essay in November, Schlossberg revealed that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer with a uncommon variant.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer that originates in the blood and bone marrow.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they grieve.
