A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbed on Tuesday following a November revelation of a uncommon blood cancer diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Passing
The sad news was confirmed in a public statement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Illness
In a recently published piece this past fall, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with AML, a form of leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.
This form of cancer is a malignancy that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.