Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday after a recent revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Announces the Sad News
News of her death was announced in a public statement from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Diagnosis
As detailed in a recently published piece in November, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with AML, a form of leukemia with a uncommon variant.
This form of cancer is a cancer that targets the bone marrow and blood cells.
The family has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.