The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, passed away this week following a recent disclosure of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Passing
The sad news was announced in a public statement by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Condition
Within a personal essay in November, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with AML, a form of leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.
This form of cancer is a cancer that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they grieve.
