A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbed on Tuesday after a recent revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Passing
The sad news was announced in a public statement by the presidential library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Condition
Within a personal essay in November, Schlossberg revealed that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer 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 cope with their sorrow.