Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, passed away this week following a recent revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Confirm the Loss
The sad news was confirmed in a online announcement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Illness
In a recently published piece this past fall, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer with a uncommon variant.
This form of cancer is a malignancy that originates in the body's blood-forming tissues.
The family asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.
