The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday following a recent announcement of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Sad News
The sad news was shared in a online announcement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Understanding the Illness
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 cancer that originates in the blood and bone marrow.
The family has requested privacy as they grieve.
