The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbs at the age of 35.
The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday following a recent disclosure of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Loss
News of her death was confirmed in a public statement by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Diagnosis
Within a personal essay this past fall, Schlossberg revealed that she had been found to have AML, a form of leukemia with a rare mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer that originates in the bone marrow and blood cells.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.