The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday after a recent disclosure of a uncommon blood cancer diagnosis.
Family and Institution Shares News of the Sad News
The sad news was shared in a public statement by the presidential library.
“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”
Insight into the Diagnosis
Within a published essay this past fall, she disclosed that she had been found to have a type of blood cancer with a rare mutation.
This form of cancer is a malignancy that targets the bone marrow and blood cells.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they grieve.