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 Passing
The sad news was announced in a social media post from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beloved Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
Within a personal essay late last year, it was shared that she had been suffering from AML, a form of leukemia with a uncommon variant.
This form of cancer is a malignancy that affects the bone marrow and blood cells.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.