AP:
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy say he 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. 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.
Update: Senator Kennedy’s staff has set up a space on the Senator’s website where you may wish him well.
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My thoughts and prayers are with you, Senator Kennedy.
Sorry Teddy. I’m hoping for a speedy recovery.
All of my thoughts, my families’ thoughts and prayers are definitely with you, Senator Kennedy.
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The Country and the WORLD is praying for you, Mr. Kennedy.
He’s truly the epitome of a great American, great citizen, and a Champion for the working folks.
Godspeed Mr. Kennedy. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sorry Ted, Good luck
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Sen. Kennedy, I have the utmost respect for you. As a fellow Bostonian, I have long been an admirer of you and your family.
I hope that you pull through this and want you to know that my family, friends, and myself will be thinking hopeful thoughts for you to have a speedy recovery. I wish you good health and strength.
Stay strong.
Pat Robertson claims it was because he’s a liberal in 3… 2…
Seriously, best wishes.
I don’t even know what to say.
I’m praying right now for you Senator Kennedy.
A true giant. A man of his word, his committments and his beliefs. A true American hero. Not a perfect man, but a great man.
I will be praying for his return to good health and to the Senate.
Senator, we’re all pulling for you. You always had the ability to reach across the isle to find a compromise, but know there is no compromise when it come to a nation that is praying for your recovery. All the best.
God be with you and your family Mr. Sen. Sir
My wifes uncle is in his final stages of prostate cancer.
Her father is currently being treated for prostate cancer in Atlanta where the claim a 97% cure rate if caught early enough.
He is in his final week of a 7 week treatment and my wife and children will travel 600+ miles to pick him up this weekend.
How very sad. Wishing him a complete recovery.
Science has come a long way.
And then there are always miracles.
Sue @ 9:
Thanks sitemonitor!
A sad day.
But the attention and coverage of this man’s life, his relatives’ lives, the legislation he has supported to help working people are exactly what many in this country need to hear.
Damn, this is just terrible news. Let’s hope it can be removed and he can continue on for many more years….
My thoughts and prayers are with you as well, Senator. All the best.
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This is a sad day for everyone. EVERYONE!
But he can beat it! Stay positive, people!
-The Political Jerk
such sad bad news… as i’d feared…
wishing and hoping for the best though…
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Hoping for the best for you Senator!!! Hang in there!
Get well soon, Senator Kennedy! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
This is so sad. My thoughts and wishes go to the Seantor and his family. I sure hope that those great doctors in Mass General can help him.
My prayers are with you, Senator Kennedy. Please recover quickly.
You’ll be known as “the Conscience of America”, Senator. God bless.
My prayers are with you Mr. Kennedy. Get well soon.
many may disapprove of ted kennedy but it is hard not to admit that it will be a black day for this country when the institutional knowledge he has is lost to the united states senate.
my best wishes to his family and friends.
My dad died a few years after suffering a seizure.It was described to me as an electrical storm raging through his brain.It left him with no short term memory(although he would think of something that happened 50 years ago)and badly weakened.
I wish Mr Kennedy a speedy recovery,but this is a very serious condition to say the least.
Senator Kennedy - Be well and God bless you! Looking forward to seeing you celebrate the success of our next president, Barack Obama.
A giant in the Senate and a savior for the working class. This guy is the real deal. I am praying for a miracle. We need this man operating in the Senate, there is no one who can replace him. No one!
Not that there is any kind of “silver lining” to speak of here, but with nothing else to be considered fortunate about this situation, at least the tumor is in his parietal lobes, and not his frontal lobes or brainstem.
So there is hope that it might be removed without critically impacting his survival functions or higher cognitive abilities, though only time will tell if he can hope to return to office. All of our solemn thoughts are with him.
Many of us up here in Canada have admired him over the years. We are praying for you, Senator. You are a good man.
Here’s to hoping that Senator Kennedy has the strength to fight this battle and come out the victor. There is lots of love in this country to help him as much as he needs it.
Let’s hope and pray that it is “only” a low-grade glioma.
I recently lost a family member to cancer, and can imagine how terrifying it must be for Sen. Kennedy’s family. I wish you a speedy recovery, sir, and hope you’ll be in the Senate kicking ass until well after you’ve passed Sen. Byrd’s (current) age.
What can I say?
A GREAT American! (and no, not because of the ginormous size of his head…)
A great public advocate with an honorable record of service and compassion.
Not a saint, but a part of the solution…
Let’s hope our miraculous medical industry can help him live as long as possible.
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Glad they caught the tumor now. Let’s hope for the best for Teddy.
Sitemonitor, you’re absolutely right. Happy thoughts for the Senator are needed right now.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family since it brings me back so quickly to almost 15 years ago when the exact same thing happened to my dad. He had a seizure which the hospital thought was a stroke until the next day they told us about the tumour and then the wait to find out exactly what kind. I pray that his will be treatable and he has the strength and courage to undergo whatever is necessary. His reputation as a fighter I am sure will see him through this roughest of times.
Whomever the right wing talker that is filling in for Rush is on the radio, RIGHT NOW, saying what a serious condition Teddy is in and in the same breath discussing the political ramifications of this tragedy. The end of the Kennedy era, etc.
Their callousness is really over the top.
Once again, Senator, I’m praying for you. And weeping for the loss this country will suffer if we lose you. Please be the fighter you are.
I am very saddened by the news this morning. After all Mr. Kennedy has been through, this shouldn’t have happened. It distresses me that this had to occur, especially when we need him the most. It’s not fair for him to leave us this soon.
*wipes a tear*
I pray for the Senator and his family. I hope that there is some way for the doctors to assist him in order to improve his quality of life. I hope things turn out for the best for him and his loved ones despite this terrible news.
I just heard the breaking news on CNN and I just could not believe it. I am saddened to hear that Senator Kennedy … “The Lion of the Senate” is so ill. My prayers are with you Senator for a full recovery. God Bless you sir and God Bless your family.
I wish you well, Sen. Kennedy.
I have admired Sen. Kennedy for such a long time and he’s been such a champion for all people. My thoughts and prayers are with you Senator and you have always been such a fighter, so fight through this and return your energy and your wisdom to the Senate. God Bless You!
Get well soon Teddy. America needs you out on that Senate floor.
Sad news. When I was sixteen, my congressman, at the time Porter Goss, sponsored a trip where we got an in-depth tour of DC. Meeting with politicians, many of them rather prominent, getting exclusive tours of the top of the Capitol Dome. It was amazing. But since Goss is a Republican, most of the lawmakers we met were Republicans. My rock star moment (and I was the ONLY student on the trip who got a kick out of this, since all the rest were young Republicans) of the trip was when we were touring the Senate and I walked by Ted Kennedy.
Take care, Teddy.
The one aspect that people across the political spectrum can agree on is that Ted Kennedy is and has always been a fighter.
Best wishes for your recovery Senator, and love and strength to your family.
SMill @ 47:
The cruelty of people never ceases to amaze me.
Karma is a bitch. I’m confident you’ll discover this at the appropriate time.
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Sad news for the Senator and his family but have faith in the treatments! I’m a cancer survivor myself and can vouch for early treatment, early cure. I pray that the tumor was in its early stages and all will be well post treatment. The nation is pulling for you.
This is so sad. My thoughts are with Senator Kennedy and his family.
When Senator Dodd, his best friend, tried to talk at the microphone he just got out a few words before he broke up a little. This is just so sad and so frightening. The Kennedy family have had way more than their share of tears and they always had Teddy to rely on. They need him and we need him. He’s going to beat this thing. He has to.
I WILL PRAY FOR HIM!
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Teddy Kennedy is 76, and may pull through yet, but for how long?
How long do any of us have?
Something for people to think about before voting for mccain.
In case y’all’s wondering I’m having a birthday today, and the age level is getting a little problematic.
God bless you and your family, Senator Kennedy.
Dumbledore is leaving us. Now it is Harry P.’s time to step up.
I’m a writer for this blog and was a volunteer for Kennedy for President in 1980. He has been an inspiration and support to all of us progressives for so long…I’m praying and praying.
Much love to Senator Kennedy and his family. - BG
I join all these good people in wishing you the best of outcomes, sir. You are one of my political heroes; a real “lion” in the Senate.
Sad news. Best wishes for him, his famil