Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday after a November announcement of a uncommon leukemia diagnosis.
A Public Announcement Shares News of the Loss
The sad news was announced in a social media post from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Diagnosis
Within a recently published piece this past fall, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer with a specific genetic mutation.
This form of cancer is a disease that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.