Video: Ted Kennedy Returns To Senate, Gets Standing Ovation
It’s good to see Sen. Kennedy back on his feet.
Ted Kennedy Brain Surgery Successful
The media is reporting that Sen. Ted Kennedy’s brain surgery to remove a cancerous tumor has been successful.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent what his doctors called successful surgery Monday to treat his cancerous brain tumor, and told his wife shortly after that he felt “like a million bucks,” a family spokeswoman said.
The surgery at Duke University Medical Center took about 3 1/2 hours. He is expected to undergo chemotherapy and radiation in coming weeks, and will remain at the North Carolina facility for about a week.
That is wonderful news and we hope Sen. Kennedy makes a speedy recovery.
God Bless Senator Kennedy
The Hot Joints would like Senator Ted Kennedy to know that he and his family are in our prayers.
Regardless of our politics, Ted Kennedy has been a loyal public servant and one of the most effective Senators in the history of our country.
Kennedy has always been a liberal Democrat and never pretended to be anything else. We may not agree with him, but we always know where he stands.
Unlike many of the left-wing kooks that now dominate the Democratic party, Ted Kennedy has always been willing to negotiate and compromise to get things accomplished.
As wrong as his policies are, we hope he’ll be back to arguing them as forcefully as ever very soon.
-The Hot Joints Staff
Ted Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor
From the AP:
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor. Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor in his left parietal lobe. Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma, they said.
His treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and chemotherapy.
The 76-year-old senator has been hospitalized in Boston since Saturday, when he was airlifted from Cape Cod after a seizure at his home.
His wife and children have been with him each day but have made no public statements.
His doctors said in a statement released to The Associated Press that he has had no further seizures, is in good spirits and is resting comfortably.
Malignant gliomas are a type of brain cancer diagnosed in about 9,000 Americans a year — and the most common type among adults. It’s a starting diagnosis: How well patients fare depends on what specific tumor type is determined by further testing.
Average survival can range from less than a year for very advanced and aggressive types — such as glioblastomas — or to about five years for different types that are slower growing.
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