The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbs after a battle with leukemia.
A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, died on Tuesday after a recent disclosure of a uncommon blood cancer diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Loss
Her passing was shared in a public statement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Condition
As detailed in a recently published piece in November, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a uncommon variant.
This form of cancer is a malignancy that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
The family asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.
