A member of the famed Kennedy family, Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbed on Tuesday following a recent announcement of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Her passing was confirmed in a social media post by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Within a personal essay in November, Schlossberg revealed that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.
This form of cancer is a disease that originates in the body's blood-forming tissues.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they grieve.
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