A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, passed away this week after a recent revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Announces the Loss
The sad news was confirmed in a online announcement from the presidential library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
As detailed in a personal essay in November, Schlossberg revealed that she had been found to have a type of blood cancer with a specific genetic mutation.
This form of cancer is a malignancy that affects the blood and bone marrow.
The family asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.