The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbs at age 35.
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday following a November revelation of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Sad News
Her passing was announced in a public statement from the presidential library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Diagnosis
As detailed in a personal essay late last year, Schlossberg revealed that she had been suffering from AML, a form of leukemia with a uncommon variant.
This form of cancer is a disease that targets the body's blood-forming tissues.
The family asks for privacy during this time as they mourn this profound loss.
