Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, died on Tuesday following a recent disclosure of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Loss
News of her death was confirmed in a online announcement by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Our beloved Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Details of the Diagnosis
Within a published essay in November, Schlossberg revealed that she had been suffering from a type of blood cancer with a uncommon variant.
This form of cancer is a cancer that originates in the blood and bone marrow.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they mourn this profound loss.