The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, passed away this week after a November revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.
The Kennedy Library Shares News of the Loss
Her passing was confirmed in a public statement by the presidential library.
“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”
Insight into the Illness
In a personal essay in November, she disclosed that she had been found to have AML, a form of leukemia with a uncommon variant.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a disease that originates in the bone marrow and blood cells.
Those close to her has requested privacy as they cope with their sorrow.