Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, died on Tuesday after a recent revelation of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
Family and Institution Announces the Sad News
News of her death was shared in a public statement from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Condition
Within a published 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 malignancy that originates in the body's blood-forming tissues.
The family has requested privacy as they grieve.
