The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, passed away this week following a November disclosure of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Announces the Loss
Her passing was shared in a public statement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beloved Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Diagnosis
In a published essay late last year, she disclosed that she had been found to have a type of blood cancer with a specific genetic mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a malignancy that affects the blood and bone marrow.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they grieve.