It's been a rough week for Sen. Edward Kennedy, but he, as always, has taken it in stride. Smiling to the press and giving a "thumbs up" sign to reporters before entering his car to travel to the hospital with his wife, Victoria, and their two dogs, the 76-year-old Democrat has left reporters smiling despite their knowledge of his deteriorating health. Last month he was diagnosed with malignant glioma, a lethal type of brain tumor, and even with a bandage on the back of his head, likely covering a scar from his recent biopsy, he has maintained composure and issued a statement about this terrible discovery.
Representing Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate since 1962, Kennedy stands as a political icon, but after he suffered a seizure Saturday, May 17 at his home in Hyannisport, Massachusetts his fate is now in the hands of what CNN reports to be "an outstanding team of medical doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital." Kennedy's doctors said Tuesday that preliminary results from the brain biopsy showed that his seizure was caused by a tumor which had formed in his left parietal lobe. After research and consultations with experts from around the country the senator decided his best chance was surgery, followed by chemotherapy and radiation to try and shrink the tumor. Associated Press reports he went to Duke University Medical Center for a risky six-hour surgery at 9 a.m. ET, soon reporting that he expected to remain hospitalized for another week to "recuperate."
Representing Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate since 1962, Kennedy stands as a political icon, but after he suffered a seizure Saturday, May 17 at his home in Hyannisport, Massachusetts his fate is now in the hands of what CNN reports to be "an outstanding team of medical doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital." Kennedy's doctors said Tuesday that preliminary results from the brain biopsy showed that his seizure was caused by a tumor which had formed in his left parietal lobe. After research and consultations with experts from around the country the senator decided his best chance was surgery, followed by chemotherapy and radiation to try and shrink the tumor. Associated Press reports he went to Duke University Medical Center for a risky six-hour surgery at 9 a.m. ET, soon reporting that he expected to remain hospitalized for another week to "recuperate."
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