Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, died on Tuesday after a November disclosure of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Passing
News of her death was announced in a online announcement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
As detailed in a personal essay late last year, it was shared that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer with a specific genetic mutation.
This form of cancer is a malignancy that affects the blood and bone marrow.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they grieve.