comments Andrew Kaczynski and wife Rachel Louise Ensign are mourning the loss of their nine-month-old daughter Francesca who died from cancer Kaczynski shared the tragic news via Twitter on Friday saying that the couple were 'heartbroken' over the loss of their little girl The CNN reporter detailed how his daughter was diagnosed with an 'extremely rare and very aggressive rhabdoid brain tumor' in September Andrew Kaczynski announced via Twitter that his nine-month-old daughter Francesca passed away on Christmas Eve, following a battle with cancer. And the CNN political reporter, 31, returned to the platform on Saturday to thank his followers for their heartfelt condolences and generous donations to Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.