The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, passed away this week after a recent revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Sad News
News of her death was confirmed in a public statement from the presidential library.
“Our beloved Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Diagnosis
In a published essay this past fall, she disclosed that she had been found to have a type of blood cancer with a specific genetic mutation.
This condition is a cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood cells.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.