The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbs after a battle with leukemia.

The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, succumbed on Tuesday after a November revelation of a uncommon blood cancer diagnosis.

Family and Institution Announces the Sad News

Her passing was shared in a social media post by the Kennedy Presidential Library.

“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”

Understanding the Illness

Within a recently published piece this past fall, it was shared that she had been suffering from AML, a form of leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.

This form of cancer is a disease that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.

The family has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.

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