The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, has died after a battle with leukemia.
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday following a November revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Confirm the Sad News
Her passing was confirmed in a public statement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”
Details of the Illness
Within a personal essay late last year, Schlossberg revealed that she had been found to have AML, a form of leukemia with a uncommon variant.
This form of cancer is a malignancy that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.
