{"id":5293,"date":"2008-05-20T13:35:39","date_gmt":"2008-05-20T13:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/doctors-say-sen-edward-kennedy.html"},"modified":"2008-05-20T13:35:39","modified_gmt":"2008-05-20T13:35:39","slug":"doctors-say-sen-edward-kennedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/05\/doctors-say-sen-edward-kennedy.html","title":{"rendered":"Doctors say Sen. Edward Kennedy has a brain tumor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh my gosh<\/a>! We should certainly be praying for him! As much as I dislike Ted Kennedy, I wouldn’t wish cancer on my worst enemy. It is a terrible, dehumanizing disease that took the life of my grandma and uncle and has my brother-in-law in constant pain.
\nKennedy is certainly going to have a battle on his hands and what a terrible time for him since he was probably enjoying his time as king maker (I don’t think anyone can doubt that his support played a big role in Obama’s success)!<\/p>\n

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.
\nHis treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and chemotherapy.
\nThe 76-year-old senator has been hospitalized in Boston since Saturday, when he was airlifted from Cape Cod after a seizure at his home. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oh my gosh! We should certainly be praying for him! As much as I dislike Ted Kennedy, I wouldn’t wish cancer on my worst enemy. It is a terrible, dehumanizing disease that took the life of my grandma and uncle and has my brother-in-law in constant pain. Kennedy is certainly going to have a battle…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[399],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics-2"],"yoast_head":"\nDoctors say Sen. 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