The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, has died at age 35.
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, passed away this week following a recent revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Loss
The sad news was announced in a public statement from the presidential library.
“Our beloved Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Illness
As detailed in a personal essay late last year, Schlossberg revealed that she had been found to have acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a malignancy that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
The family asks for privacy during this time as they mourn this profound loss.
