The following article discusses suicide, sexual assault, and overdose.
John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy were both assassinated.
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. spent the last eight years of his life partially paralyzed from a stroke.
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. died in a plane crash in World War II.
And those deaths are just scratching the surface.
Overdoses, skiing accidents, car accidents, and more have all plagued the Kennedy family.
But all of the aforementioned tragedies happened to the men in the family.
Take a closer look at some of the horrific tragedies surrounding the Kennedy women.
One of John F. Kennedy’s sisters, Rosemary was born with intellectual disabilities that progressed into adulthood.
At 22, she was becoming increasingly irritable and difficult."
Tragically, the lobotomy left Rosemary with more disabilities than she had before the operation.
“Rosie was happy when she had visitors.
She loved parties and music and sweets.
If we said we brought a box of candy, her eyes [lit] up.
Rosemary’s life was not in vain, though.
Months after the wedding, Hartington died fighting in World War II, leaving Kick a heartbroken widow.
The Kennedys were devastated by the loss, especially Kick’s mother.
Her life, from the outside, couldn’t have been better.
But things changed drastically for Jackie on November 22, 1963 when JFK was assassinated.
I was constantly aware of her suffering,” recalled Jackie’s secretary, Mary Gallagher.
Those close to Jackie saw how deeply traumatized she was by her husband’s death.
What is certain is that Jackie was struggling.
In reality, their relationship was far from perfect.
All three on board Carolyn, 33; Lauren, 34; and John, 38 died.
“We are filled with unspeakable grief and sadness by the loss of John and Carolyn and Lauren Bessette.
Just 39 hours after he was born, Patrick died from respiratory distress syndrome.
In 1994, tragedy struck Caroline again when her mother died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
With Jackie gone, it was just Caroline and JFK Jr. left, but that was short-lived, too.
Despite the tragedies she endured, Caroline thrived.
“Even Bobby Kennedy was impressed with how much she had endured by the age of 8.
He said, ‘Every time I look at her, I want to go to someplace and cry.’
It was one blow after another.
But like him, I found my greatest fulfillment in showing the needs and successes of others.”
Despite her tragic end, Kara was remembered by her family for the good she brought to the world.
“She was never interested or impressed by someone’s job title.
The pair had four children together, but their marriage was not a happy one.
Throughout their marriage, RFK Jr. cheated on Mary and claimed she had various mental illnesses.
The end of their marriage was especially troubling.
In 2010, RFK Jr. filed for divorce, and Mary spiraled.
By the spring of 2011, things had gotten especially tough.
‘You have to pull yourself together,’ the other mothers told her.
‘You’re a Kennedy.'”
In 2012, while still technically married to RFK Jr., Mary died by suicide.
RFK’s granddaughter died of an overdose
In 2019, tragedy struck the Kennedy family again.
“Our hearts are shattered by the loss of our beloved Saoirse.
Though her life wasn’t long, Saoirse had faced her share of struggles.
In April, Maeve and her son Gideon Joseph Kennedy McKean were outside playing kickball.
Things took a turn, though, and the mother and son were unable to get back to shore.
Instead, they ended up in the body of water that the cove is connected to Chesapeake Bay.
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