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

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, succumbed on Tuesday following a November revelation of a uncommon blood cancer diagnosis.

Family and Institution Announces the Sad News

The sad news was shared in a social media post by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

β€œTatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”

Insight into the Illness

Within a personal essay late last year, Schlossberg revealed that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation.

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

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

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