A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, passed away this week following a recent announcement of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Loss
The sad news was confirmed in a online announcement by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Illness
In a personal essay in November, she disclosed that she had been found to have AML, a form of leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.
This form of cancer is a malignancy that originates in the body's blood-forming tissues.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.
