The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, succumbed on Tuesday following a November announcement of a uncommon leukemia diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Loss
Her passing was shared in a public statement from the Kennedy Presidential Library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Diagnosis
In a personal essay in November, she disclosed that she had been found to have acute myeloid leukemia with a specific genetic mutation.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a malignancy that affects the bone marrow and blood cells.
The family has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.
