Tatiana Schlossberg, a granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, has died after a battle with leukemia.

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

The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Sad News

News of her death was announced in a social media post by the Kennedy Presidential Library.

“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”

Understanding the Illness

In a recently published piece this past fall, she disclosed that she had been found to have acute myeloid leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.

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

Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they mourn this profound loss.