The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, passes away after a battle with leukemia.
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday following a November announcement of a uncommon leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Loss
Her passing was announced in a public statement from the presidential library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Details of the Condition
Within a personal essay this past fall, she disclosed that she had been suffering from a type of blood cancer with a specific genetic mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer that originates in the blood and bone marrow.
The family has requested privacy as they grieve.
