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Meet Talia Davida Kaczynski.
CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski and his wifeRachel Louise Ensignwelcomed their bundle of joy on Thursday, a little over a year after their9-month-old daughter Francesca died from cancer.
Many of Kaczynski’s CNN colleagues were quick to congratulate him on becoming a girl dad for the second time.
“Mazel Tov! We are all so happy for you,” network anchor Wolf Blitzer wrote. “Welcome to the world, Talia! You won the parent lottery because your dad and mom are the two strongest and most loving souls you could ask for. Congratulations to the whole family. This is the most joyous news! ❤️❤️❤️❤️” political director David Chalian commented. “Wonderful news ❤️” correspondent Paula Reid added.
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Kaczynski’s older daughter Francesca died on Dec. 24, 2020, three months after he revealed she was diagnosed with “an extremely rare and very aggressiverhabdoid brain tumor,” — more specifically known as Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
Upon her death, Kaczynski wrote that he and Ensign, aWall Street Journalreporter, were “heartbroken” over the loss of their little girl, who they affectionately nicknamed “Beans”.
“We’re heartbroken to have to announce our beautiful daughter Francesca passed away last night in the arms of her mom and dad,” he shared. “There will always be a Bean-sized hole in our hearts for her. We’re so grateful to have known her love. Francesca we love you.”
A week before her death, Kaczynski revealed that his daughter Beans had developed a"terrible fungal infection.“She was then put on a ventilator and life support.
In the days following, the CNN reporter vowed that he and Ensign would “spend the rest of our lives involved in finding a cure” for the pediatric brain cancer that killed Francesca, while also thanking people for donating to the PMC Winter Cycle charity event, which donates all proceeds to theDana-Farber Cancer Institutein Boston.
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“We’re so grateful for how much money has been raised in Francesca’s honor for Dana Farber to fight this terrible disease and we are going to spend the rest of our lives involved in finding a cure,” Kaczynski wrote on Twitter at the time.
“A Brooklyn-basedSesame Streetfan, Francesca enjoyed taking long walks around New York City and Boston, playing with her toys and balloons, attending speech therapy, and ‘petting’ (i.e. grabbing) her cat Ryland,” it read.
source: people.com
