Tatiana Schlossberg, a granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, succumbs at the age of 35.
A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, died on Tuesday following a recent revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Sad News
The sad news was announced in a public statement by the presidential library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
In a personal essay this past fall, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a disease that targets the body's blood-forming tissues.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they cope with their sorrow.