Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, died on Tuesday following a recent disclosure of a uncommon leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Passing
The sad news was announced in a online announcement by the presidential library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
Within a personal essay in November, she disclosed that she had been found to have a type of blood cancer with a specific genetic mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood cells.
The family has requested privacy as they grieve.
