A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, passed away this week after a November revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Loss
News of her death was confirmed in a social media post by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”
Understanding the Illness
In a recently published piece in November, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with AML, a form of leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a malignancy that targets the blood and bone marrow.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.