The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, passed away this week after a recent announcement of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Sad News
The sad news was announced in a social media post by the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
In a published essay in November, she disclosed that she had been suffering from AML, a form of leukemia with a uncommon variant.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a malignancy that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
Her loved ones asks for privacy during this time as they cope with their sorrow.