A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbed on Tuesday following a recent disclosure of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Passing
Her passing was announced in a online announcement by the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Illness
As detailed in a published essay in November, it was shared that she had been suffering from a type of blood cancer with a specific genetic mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a malignancy that targets the blood and bone marrow.
The family has requested privacy as they grieve.