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

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, passed away this week following a recent announcement of a rare leukemia diagnosis.

Family and Institution Confirm the Loss

News of her death was shared in a online announcement by the presidential library.

“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”

Insight into the Diagnosis

As detailed in a recently published piece this past fall, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation.

Acute myeloid leukemia is a malignancy that affects the bone marrow and blood cells.

Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they cope with their sorrow.