Tatiana Schlossberg, a granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, passes away at age 35.

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, died on Tuesday following a November announcement of a rare leukemia diagnosis.

Family and Institution Shares News of the Loss

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

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

Understanding the Illness

Within a published essay in November, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer with a rare mutation.

This condition is a disease that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.

The family asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.