Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, died on Tuesday following a recent disclosure of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
A Public Announcement Shares News of the Passing
Her passing was confirmed in a social media post from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Condition
In a recently published piece late last year, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer with a rare mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
The family asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.