Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbs after a battle with leukemia.

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the 35th U.S. president, passed away this week after a recent announcement of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.

Family and Institution Shares News of the Passing

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

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

Insight into the Diagnosis

In a recently published piece this past fall, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with AML, a form of leukemia with a rare mutation.

This condition is a cancer that originates in the body's blood-forming tissues.

Those close to her asks for privacy during this time as they cope with their sorrow.