A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, died on Tuesday after a recent revelation of a uncommon leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Loss
The sad news was shared in a public statement by the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Condition
Within a personal essay this past fall, she disclosed that she had been suffering from acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation.
This form of cancer is a disease that targets the body's blood-forming tissues.
The family has requested privacy as they grieve.