Tatiana Schlossberg, a granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, has died at the age of 35.

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

Family and Institution Shares News of the Sad News

Her passing was shared in a online announcement by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

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

Details of the Illness

Within a recently published piece in November, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer with a specific genetic mutation.

Acute myeloid leukemia is a malignancy that originates in the body's blood-forming tissues.

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