Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Senator Kennedy Hospitalized by Stroke

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Senator Kennedy Hospitalized by Stroke

    BOSTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts was hospitalized Saturday after suffering stroke-like symptoms, according to a knowledgeable official.

    There was no immediate word on his condition.

    The official who provided the information declined to be identified by name, citing the sensitivity of the events.

    Hyannis Fire Lt. Bill Rex told The Associated Press that a 911 call came in from the Kennedy family compound at 8:19 a.m. A man was transported to Cape Cod Hospital and transferred by air at 10:10 a.m. from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Massachusetts General Hospital.

    Kennedy, 76, has been in the Senate since election in 1962, filling out the term won by his brother, John F. Kennedy.

    In October, Kennedy had surgery to repair a nearly complete blockage in a major neck artery. The discovery was made during a routine examination of a decades-old back injury.

    The hourlong procedure on his left carotid artery — a main supplier of blood to the face and brain — was performed at Massachusetts General. This type of operation is performed on more than 180,000 people a year to prevent a stroke.

    The doctor who operated on Kennedy said at the time that surgery is reserved for those with more than 70 percent blockage, and Kennedy had "a very high-grade blockage."

    Kennedy is the lone surviving son in a famed political family. His eldest brother, Joseph, was killed in a World War II airplane crash. President John Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 and his brother Robert was assassinated in 1968.
    I'm consitently stupid- Japher
    I think that opinion in the United States is decidedly different from the rest of the world because we have a free press -- by free, I mean a virgorously presented right wing point of view on the air and available to all.- Ned

  • #2
    That's a bad deal. Hopes and prayers for his recovery.
    Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
    "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
    He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

    Comment


    • #3
      You're such a good person, Sloww.
      Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
      "We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones." - François de La Rochefoucauld

      Comment


      • #4
        If slowwy won't post the dance smiley, who will? Somebody had better step up.
        Last edited by Darius871; May 17, 2008, 13:54.
        Unbelievable!

        Comment


        • #5
          Um, I have a lot to say about this.. character, but I won't.

          Comment


          • #6
            Originally posted by SlowwHand
            That's a bad deal. Hopes and prayers for his recovery.
            Q F T

            [Q=Winston]Um, I have a lot to say about this.. character, but I won't.[/Q]


            This being aside from him being under public scrutiny which I would suspect no one could stand the muster on
            Hi, I'm RAH and I'm a Benaholic.-rah

            Comment


            • #7
              I was thinking of his politics, in case you're wondering.

              Comment


              • #8
                Strokes suck, he could end up on life support for the rest of his life.
                You just wasted six ... no, seven ... seconds of your life reading this sentence.

                Comment


                • #9
                  “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
                  - John 13:34-35 (NRSV)

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Winston
                    Um, I have a lot to say about this.. character, but I won't.
                    I wouldn't want to be in a car he was driving either, but that doesn't mean I want him to suffer this happening.


                    I'm not really talking about you, but the thread, so far, illustrates the hypocritical bull**** that makes up many of the people at ACS.
                    Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                    "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                    He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Does this mean Obama could be down one super delegate?
                      I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
                      For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Originally posted by SlowwHand


                        I wouldn't want to be in a car he was driving either, but that doesn't mean I want him to suffer this happening.


                        I'm not really talking about you, but the thread, so far, illustrates the hypocritical bull**** that makes up many of the people at ACS.
                        Q F T
                        Hi, I'm RAH and I'm a Benaholic.-rah

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          I wouldn't want to be in a car he was driving either, but that doesn't mean I want him to suffer this happening.
                          Exactly. You said everything I would. Thanks slowwy.
                          Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
                          "Remember the night we broke the windows in this old house? This is what I wished for..."
                          2015 APOLYTON FANTASY FOOTBALL CHAMPION!

                          Comment


                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Ben Kenobi


                            Exactly. You said everything I would. Thanks slowwy.
                            Uno Mas QFT
                            Hi, I'm RAH and I'm a Benaholic.-rah

                            Comment


                            • #15
                              Hum, karma is late.
                              I've allways wanted to play "Russ Meyer's Civilization"

                              Comment

                              Working...
                              X