The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, passed away this week following a recent disclosure of a rare blood cancer diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Confirm the Loss
News of her death was announced in a public statement by the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Diagnosis
Within a published essay this past fall, she disclosed that she had been suffering from a type of blood cancer with a uncommon variant.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a disease that originates in the bone marrow and blood cells.
The family asks for privacy during this time as they mourn this profound loss.