The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, has died at age 35.
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, died on Tuesday following a recent announcement of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Passing
The sad news was confirmed in a online announcement from the presidential library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Illness
As detailed in a recently published piece in November, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer that originates in the blood and bone marrow.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.