The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, passes away after a battle with leukemia.

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, passed away this week after a November disclosure of a uncommon leukemia diagnosis.

The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Loss

News of her death was shared 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 Illness

As detailed in a published essay in November, she disclosed that she had been found to have AML, a form of leukemia with a rare mutation.

This form of cancer is a malignancy that originates in the blood and bone marrow.

The family is seeking space as they cope with their sorrow.

James Fuller
James Fuller

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