A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, passed away this week following a recent revelation of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
Family and Institution Confirm the Sad News
The sad news was confirmed in a online announcement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
In a personal essay late last year, Schlossberg revealed that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation.
This form of cancer is a disease that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.